Stewart Mitchell
Latest articles by Stewart Mitchell
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Should we stop selling the crown jewels of tech?
By Stewart Mitchell published
In-depth After a string of high-profile sales, the tech world is starting to ask if it's time to protect the UK’s technology assets
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Silicon Valley’s scandal hunters
By Stewart Mitchell published
In-depth Are tech firms hiring teams to aggressively snuff out any internal or external criticism?
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How tech traps domestic abuse victims
By Stewart Mitchell published
In-depth From stalkerware to smart home speakers, tech is an unwelcome enabler for abusers
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Funding cuts lead to dodgy digital forensics
By Stewart Mitchell published
In-depth Efforts to clear a growing backlog with automation threaten quality of evidence
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Google’s school sweeteners for children’s data
By Stewart Mitchell published
In-depth Project dressed up as 'machine learning workshop' gives Google rights to biometrics for product development
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Life ends at 40 in the tech industry
By Stewart Mitchell published
In-depth Do hiring managers favour the enthusiasm of youth over expertise?
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British ISPs fight to make the web less secure
By Stewart Mitchell published
In-depth Why Britain’s broadband providers are worried about a new technology that guards against online snooping
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Small tech firms bullied out of business
By Stewart Mitchell published
Analysis Disputed printer cartridge patents and a ban on Google Ads are driving out small tech firms, Stewart Mitchell discovers
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“Data vampires” ignoring GDPR
By Stewart Mitchell published
In-depth Regulations have failed to curb privacy crisis as advertisers double down on data collection
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Government clampdown bolsters tech giants
By Stewart Mitchell published
In-depth The government wants big firms to tackle “Online Harms”, but the big firms look set to profit
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Made in China: the risks of buying cheaper tech
By Stewart Mitchell published
In-depth Is there any sound reason not to trust low cost Chinese hardware imports?
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Is your browser secretly mining cryptocurrencies?
By Stewart Mitchell published
In-depth Your PC or smartphone could be being dragged down by secret Bitcoin mining software in apps and websites
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The cyber secrets that are too good to reveal
By Stewart Mitchell published
In-depth Do security services let dangerous criminals escape if it means protecting their hacking techniques?
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What happens when you upset Google
By Stewart Mitchell published
In-depth The repercussions of upsetting the web’s gatekeeper can be severe
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Alexa – what are you hearing that I can’t?
By Stewart Mitchell published
In-depth Stewart Mitchell reveals how your devices’ microphones are listening out for more than just your voice commands
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Why can’t software firms sort their own security?
By Stewart Mitchell published
In-depth The tech giants have huge resources, but bounty hunters are better placed to discover many security flaws
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Is the sun setting on Java?
By Stewart Mitchell published
In-depth Java EE is a major enterprise platform, but it hasn’t had a facelift since 2013
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IBM makes magnetic data storage breakthrough
By Stewart Mitchell published
News Tiny drives holding decent amounts of data may soon be available thanks to IBM's breakthrough.
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City-based high-speed broadband boosted by £100m funding
By Stewart Mitchell published
News Chancellor George Osborne has announced a £100 million funding injection to aid high-speed broadband connectivity in the UK's largest cities.
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Google slams Microsoft over patent "extortion"
By Stewart Mitchell published
News Google has accused Microsoft of "extortion" over patent payments.
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Has the PC had its day?
By Stewart Mitchell published
News IBM exec claims PCs are headed the same way as typewriters.
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Will Motorola Xoom be Apple's next patent target?
By Stewart Mitchell published
News The Xoom could be the next target of Apple's patent war.
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Ofcom's ex-IT boss to serve jail time
By Stewart Mitchell published
News The former Ofcom IT head will be imprisoned for defrauding the communications watchdog.