A new study from UK2 has claimed that 56% of UK people who use public Wi-Fi (wireless internet) networks could be putting their security at risk by failing or only "rarely" checking whether encryption has been enabled. Time for a VPN.
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BT Wholesale and UK mobile giant Everything Everywhere (T-Mobile, Orange) have extended their rural Cornwall (St. Newlyn East) trial of superfast 4G (LTE) Mobile Broadband services from "early 2012" until the end of June 2012.
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Customers of O2 UK's mobile internet services have discovered that the operator has been leaking their private personal phone numbers to web servers via HTTP header requests.
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A new briefing from Socitm has warned that many local UK authorities lack the necessary funds to match the governments national commitment for a rollout of superfast broadband ISP services to 90% of people by 2015.
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The BT Business division has launched a new bundle of broadband and unlimited calls for the price of just 1p each.
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Broadband ISP PlusNet has today announced the forthcoming launch of its new 100Mbps ultrafast fibre optic (FTTP) internet access package, which will be priced from £34.49 a month.
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The Welsh Government has today released a series of new maps for Wales (UK), which depict where public money is likely to be needed in order to foster the rollout of superfast broadband ISP services.
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The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) has reported an "unprecedented global" growth its digital music content in 2011 (up by 8%) but still blames internet piracy by broadband ISP customers for "stunting growth".
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Dinners at any one of Whitbread's 380 strong UK chain of Beefeater, Table Table, Brewers Fayre and Taybarns restaurants will shortly also be able to access a "totally free" Wi-Fi wireless internet service.
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Several mobile phone operators in the UK have reportedly prevented their internet customers from accessing Tor's website, which references a tool that allows people to surf with anonymity.
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Fujitsu's plan to deploy a superfast 1000Mbps fibre optic ( FTTP ) broadband network across rural Wales has been left in tatters after the firm withdrew from the tender process and claimed that the risks were "too high". BT is now left as the only major bidder.
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The incumbent broadband and phone operator for Hull and East Riding (Yorkshire, UK), KC, has today announced the official launch of their new 'up to' 100Mbps superfast fibre optic broadband services - 'KC Lightstream'.
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Arbor Networks claims that global internet traffic took a dive last week after the FBI closed one of the world's biggest online file storage (cyberlocker) websites, Megaupload, over allegations of massive piracy.
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This week's episode of the BBC's religious Songs of Praise TV programme has highlighted how UK churches can also be used to bring faster wireless broadband internet access services into isolated rural communities.
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A new report from La Quadrature du Net has warned that broadband providers (ISP) and mobile operators in 14 EU Member States engage in "illegitimate restrictions" of their customers' Internet access and damage Net Neutrality.
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Business ISP Vaioni UK has launched a new 1Gigabits per second (Gbps) Leased Line service for London firms that costs just £1,500 per month.
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The Netflix UK online unlimited film and TV streaming service, which launched last week, has revealed through preliminary data that 32% of their internet traffic is being consumed by Virgin Media's broadband customers.
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TalkTalk, a UK internet provider, was this week forced to disconnect Milton Keynes Council (MKC) from its broadband access after the council's finance department forgot to pay its bill. It's the third time that such a disconnection has occurred.
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The UK government has threatened to pull funding for rural superfast broadband ISP services from local councils that fail to meet its deadlines.
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PlusNet, a UK internet provider, has reported a sharp rise in data traffic from customers whom have adopted the new broadband Netflix unlimited movies and TV streaming service.
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