Obama's gadgets: What tech does the president use?Here's a look at some of the devices, platforms and technology US President Barack Obama uses to carry out his day-to-day presidential duties.February 16, 2016 by Zack Whittaker in Government
Facebook, Gmail, Skype face Russia ban under 'anti-terror' data snooping planThe Russian parliament's latest play could see major Western technology firms banned from the country if they don't store data on its soil — a move that would allow Russian authorities to easily snoop on user data.April 24, 2014 by Zack Whittaker in Government
Meet the 16-year-old entrepreneur who's beating the U.K. government at its own gameWestern IT education is broken. Meet the 16-year-old British high school student who's taking on the UK government at its own game — one it should be winning.April 23, 2014 by Zack Whittaker in Government
News Corp education unit launches $299 Android tabletThe media conglomerate's education arm is set to launch a low-cost Android tablet for the classroom in a bid to take a chunk away from the ever-growing iPad in education market.March 6, 2013 by Zack Whittaker in Government
German government approves BlackBerry Z10 purchaseGermany's information security office has approved a deal that will see the government buy 5,000 BlackBerry Z10 devices in the coming weeks for employee use.March 5, 2013 by Zack Whittaker in Government
HP: We didn't know our tech was being sold to SyriaLast year's reports that HP's technology was being sold to the oppressive Syrian government weren't wholly true, but weren't exactly false either. November 26, 2012 by Zack Whittaker in Government
ACTA in death throes after EU rejectionThe controversial Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) has been overwhelmingly rejected by members of the European Parliament ahead of a wider vote.May 31, 2012 by Zack Whittaker in Government
U.S. 'threatened to blacklist Spain' over SOPA-style lawSpain has introduced a thought-to-be-dead SOPA-style anti-piracy law. But it now appears that the U.S. government pressured -- and threatened -- Spain's vulnerable economy.January 4, 2012 by Zack Whittaker in Government
Wikileaks: The diplomatic cables release and media reactionsZDNet's Wikileaks series: This post will introduce the work of Wikileaks during the 2010 U.S. diplomatic cables release, and how this impacted the world of journalism.June 20, 2011 by Zack Whittaker in Government
UK universities 'complacent' in preventing extremism; online measures to be introducedThe updated UK government counter-terrorism 'Prevent' strategy to be published tomorrow, will criticise universities for failing to tackle extremism on campus.June 5, 2011 by Zack Whittaker in Government