Britain’s proposed new internet law entails a government power grab with worrying implications for freedom of speech, according to civil liberties groups, academics and the tech industry. From a report: The groups are concerned the proposed Online Safety Bill would hand to Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden disproportionate powers in the name of protecting users from…

Kill this service immediately An infosec firm accidentally published proof-of-concept code for a critical Windows print spooler remote code execution vuln that could lead to compromise of Active Directory domain controllers.… …read more Source:: Register

But mobile biz continues to wane The boss of Dixons Carphone has delivered a bullish assessment of the UK retailer’s performance in a year when online tech sales spiked and revenues from its ebbing mobile business continued to slide.… …read more Source:: TheRegister

Shifts strategy to work more closely with industry on digital projects Singapore wants to change the role of industry to co-develop digital projects alongside government and leave behind the days of wholesale outsourcing, or so says GovTech, the city-state’s digital services arm.… …read more Source:: TheRegister

The collaboration platform on Wednesday unveiled a series of new features, including new audio and video tools that aim to make Slack “your virtual headquarters” …read more Source:: ZDNet

German authorities thwarted a cyberattack on a data service provider used by federal agencies and pushed back on a report that a broad assault targeted critical infrastructure and banks. From a report: The attempt was quickly dealt with and impact on service was “very marginal,” Interior Ministry spokesman Steve Alter told reporters on Wednesday, adding…

The federal ban on evictions will stay in place until July 31. …read more Source:: CNet

Now banned from using Tor or VPNs – and ‘vanity’ handles on social media A British script kiddie who DDoS’d a Labour Party parliamentary candidate’s website in the runup to the last general election has been banned from using the Tor browser.… …read more Source:: Register

The REvil ransomware operation have added a Linux encryptor to their arsenal that’s designed to target and encrypt Vmware ESXi virtual machines. …read more Source:: SecurityMagazine

Well-travelled billionaire’s likeness very likely to follow recent examples of other questionable public art The city of New York received an addition to its trove of often obscure and peculiar statuary when a life-sized polyester resin figure of famously charismatic Tesla and SpaceX founder Elon Musk was unveiled in Downtown Manhattan.… …read more Source:: TheRegister