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Government Sites at Dutch Web Host Prolocation Taken Offline by DDoS Attack

Government sites in the Netherlands were taken offline by a DDoS attack on Tuesday. Unfortunately for the Dutch government, backup plans were ineffective and members of parliament and government were forced offline. Police, healthcare and other services are on a separate system. However, other non-government users on the same infrastructure… Continue reading

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UK2.net Partners to Help Truant Students Build Raspberry Pi Computers

A trio of companies have teamed up to teach struggling UK high school students to code. UK2.net, Barnardo’s and the Raspberry Pi Foundation will jointly offer a program in the London borough of Tower Hamlets for 14 to 16-year-olds, which could earn them a diploma in creative computing. Continue reading

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CloudFlare to Open Data Centers in China in 2015: Report

CloudFlare will open 12 data centers in mainland China over the next six months in preparation for the beta launch of local service in January 2015, according to TechCrunch. China is already the company’s second biggest market by traffic and users, despite CloudFlare having no local marketing, sales, or support. Continue reading

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Google Settles EU Defamation Case, Avoids Costly Legal Precedent For Now

An online abuse case involving wealthy UK businessman Daniel Hegglin was settled out of court. Hegglin was seeking to have Google block all links to content accusing him of being a murderer, paedophile and member of the Ku Kux Klan. The former Morgan Stanley Banker said he was a victim… Continue reading

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U.K. Government to Seek IP-Based Identification of Users: Reports

The U.K.’s Home Office has disclosed plans to to bring forth a bill that will enable government authorities to use Internet Protocol addresses as a means of helping identify and prosecuting online criminals, and to provide assistance to children who may be at risk of suicide. Continue reading

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