Charlotte Henry reports: Joanna Shields, the former Facebook executive turned Conservative peer, is set to be appointed as minister for internet security in the new government. Baroness Shields is formally listed on the government’s website as a minister in the department for culture, media and sport. However, she has not yet been given a full…
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Could it finally be over? Max Mosley and Google end their legal fight over S&M orgy photos
After more than seven years since the first media report appeared of a sex orgy involving Max Mosley – a media report that Mosley argued violated his privacy – is this case finally over? The Journal reports: Google and ex-Formula One boss Max Mosley have settled a dispute over images from a sadomasochistic orgy he took…
A hacker site says it has discovered the apps Mark Cuban loves — and those he doesn’t. Can they discover yours, too?
Steven Tweedie reports: We already know which apps are on Mark Cuban’s phone, but Hacker News discovered that it appears you can also see how he rates apps over at Google Play’s app store, giving us a glimpse into which apps the billionaire “Shark Tank” investor loves — and those he doesn’t. The method mentioned in Hacker News…
Dear Google: open letter from 80 academics on ‘right to be forgotten’ (Updated with Google’s response)
Jemima Kiss reports: It is one year since the European Court of Justice ruled that citizens have the right to request that Google remove links to information about them if these are out of date, misreprentative or irrelevant. But some of the world’s most expert academics claim that Google has not been transparent enough in how it…