They’re a scourge! They’re a boon. They’re the automated worker bees of cyberspace—and they influence everything you do online. went on trial last year, he stood accused of defrauding US companies, including The New York Times and pet care brand Purina, out of millions of dollars. According to the court, the then 41-year-old set up a company that promised to show online adverts to humans, but he instead placed those adverts on an elaborate network of fake websites where they were seen only by bots. Yet Zhukov’s defense did not center around his innocence or his remorse. Rather, he said he...…They’re a scourge! They’re a boon. They’re the automated worker bees of cyberspace—and they influence everything you do online. went on trial last year, he stood accused of defrauding US companies, including The New York Times and pet care brand Purina, out of millions of dollars. According to the court, the then 41-year-old set up a company that promised to show online adverts to humans, but he instead placed those adverts on an elaborate network of fake websites where they were seen only by bots. Yet Zhukov’s defense did not center around his innocence or his remorse. Rather, he said he...WW…

was able to eavesdrop on all conversations taking place on one of the Netherlands' largest mobile networks, according to a Dutch newspaper report.Huawei staff both in the Netherlands and in China were able to , according to an internal report from 2010, including then Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende and Chinese dissidents living in the Netherlands.The allegation will raise fresh fears over the use of the Chinese company's technology in mobile networks around the world.The report, which was obtained by Dutch newspaper de Volkskrant, suggested that publishing these findings...…was able to eavesdrop on all conversations taking place on one of the Netherlands' largest mobile networks, according to a Dutch newspaper report.Huawei staff both in the Netherlands and in China were able to , according to an internal report from 2010, including then Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende and Chinese dissidents living in the Netherlands.The allegation will raise fresh fears over the use of the Chinese company's technology in mobile networks around the world.The report, which was obtained by Dutch newspaper de Volkskrant, suggested that publishing these findings...WW…

A former Pampers nappy executive has transformed his small web hosting company into a safe harbour for websites said to be enabling the spread far-right extremism and carrying Neo-Nazi content. Rob Monster has become a key figure in the far-right's battle to stay online,Monster's domain registrar Epik, which describes itself as "the Swiss Bank of Domains", has helped resurrect a series of sites tied to far-right extremism after they were ostracised by mainstream providers such as Amazon or GoDaddy. emerged as the latest website to benefit from Epik's...…A former Pampers nappy executive has transformed his small web hosting company into a safe harbour for websites said to be enabling the spread far-right extremism and carrying Neo-Nazi content. Rob Monster has become a key figure in the far-right's battle to stay online,Monster's domain registrar Epik, which describes itself as "the Swiss Bank of Domains", has helped resurrect a series of sites tied to far-right extremism after they were ostracised by mainstream providers such as Amazon or GoDaddy. emerged as the latest website to benefit from Epik's...WW…