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James Temperton

James Temperton
James has a beard and writes about technology. He is far from unique. At work, he writes news and features with a particular interest in online privacy and security. Outside the office, James likes reading about long train journeys and then taking long train journeys. He hates writing about himself in the third person.

Recent articles by James Temperton

Person using phone while driving - Image courtesy Flickr user Jim Legans, Jr
You could be fined £4,000 for texting while driving
Car accessories & equipment

New fine is fourfold increase on current penalty as magistrates look to get tough on phone use while driving

XSS in Tweetdeck image courtesy Twitter user Richard Stanway ‏@R1CH_TL
Use Tweetdeck? Close it RIGHT NOW or get hacked
Technology

Basic XSS security flaw found in Tweetdeck allowing attackers to remotely execute Javascript code

Eugene supercomputer passes the Turing test
What is the Turing test and why is it important?
Technology

Eugene, a supercomputer posing as a 13 year old boy, has become the first machine to pass the Turing test first posed in 1950

Vodafone logo
Vodafone spying report is "nightmare scenario" for web priva
Technology

Governments have direct access to Vodafone networks with lid partially lifted on full scope of mass online surveillance

British Airways plane - image courtesy Flickr user BriYYZ
In-flight Wi-Fi to cover EU by 2016 – there is no escape
Mobile phones Travel

Europe-wide Wi-Fi network to use cellphone towers and new Earth-orbiting satellite to beam high-speed connections to all commercial flights

Image courtesy Twitter user Paul Moore ‏@Rambling_Rant
FAIL: Getsafeonline password strength tester sent passwords
Technology

Respected, high-profile web safety portal removes password checker following discovery of embarrassing security flaw

FBI wanted poster
How to protect your PC from Gameover Zeus and CryptoLocker -
Technology

How to remove Gameover Zeus and CryptoLocker, how to make your computer safe from Gameover Zeus and key questions answered

Google right to be forgotten form
How to remove yourself from Google search results
PCs

Find out how to remove unwanted search results about you from Google following the new 'right to be forgotten' ruling

CryptoLocker
CryptoLocker and Zeus crippled
Technology

Major botnet locked down for two weeks allowing people to free their computers from hugely dangerous banking trojan and CryptoLocker

Office website
Office REFUSES to confirm if user passwords were encrypted
Technology

Concerns raised that Office may have been storing passwords in plain text, with company refusing to explain what encryption it used