To supporters, Swartz was protagonist for a cause

17 Jan, 2013, 9:51 am IST General 1 Comments

Since his suicide, friends and admirers have cast free-information activist Aaron Swartz as a martyred hero hounded to his death by the government he antagonised... More

Anonymous hacks MIT websites as tribute to Aaron Swartz

14 Jan, 2013, 3:58 pm IST Nishtha Kanal General 1 Comments

Even as the web-word tries to come terms with Internet activist Aaron Swartz’ death, hacktivist group Anonymous has wasted no time to hack into two of More

Flamboyant Megaupload founder unveils file-sharing sequel

02 Nov, 2012, 9:42 am IST Web services

Like a good Hollywood sequel, Megaupload is back. Kim Dotcom, the founder of the shuttered file-sharing site that housed everything from family ... More

Indicted Megaupload founder plans site reboot

12 Oct, 2012, 9:42 am IST Web services

In a move bound to provoke U.S. prosecutors and entertainment executives, indicted Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom is planning... More

5 Organisations fighting for online freedom

11 Oct, 2012, 9:31 am IST Priyanka Tilve Web services

Instances of Internet censorship have been decried by advocates of democracy and free speech, and there are many organisations around the world striving for online freedom. More

U.S. judge allows criminal case against Megaupload to proceed

10 Oct, 2012, 8:44 am IST Web services

The U.S. government's criminal case against the shuttered file-sharing website Megaupload will go forward for now, a federal judge ruled in an ... More

New Zealand spy agency rapped over Megaupload blunder

27 Sep, 2012, 2:55 pm IST Web services

New Zealand's spy agency illegally carried out surveillance on Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom, a ... More

NZ launches inquiry into spying in Megaupload case

24 Sep, 2012, 4:53 pm IST Web services

New Zealand's Prime Minister John Key has launched a inquiry into "unlawful" spying by government agents leading to the arrest of Megaupload founder... More

Technology giants form new internet lobby group

20 Sep, 2012, 3:36 pm IST Web services

Google, Facebook, Amazon and 11 other technology heavyweights have announced that they have formed a lobby group... More

How to store your data forever

01 Sep, 2012, 7:54 pm IST Nachiket Mhatre Storage 5 Comments

Whether you're a photographer, engineer, businessman, or just a casual computer user, chances are that you have images, blueprints, or important legal documents that you want archived for a good part of your life... More

Megaupload founder gains access to more funds to pay fees

29 Aug, 2012, 1:13 pm IST Storage

A New Zealand court on Wednesday granted Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom access to an additional NZ$6 million to pay legal fees and living costs... More

NZ Police raided Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom's mansion for 'doomsday device'

11 Aug, 2012, 5:52 pm IST Nachiket Mhatre Storage 1 Comments

When Kim Dotcom, the rather flamboyant founder of the file-sharing website Megaupload, was arrested in January by the New Zealand police, it wasn't a More

Megaupload founder accuses NZ police of beating him

08 Aug, 2012, 9:31 am IST Storage

Kim Dotcom, the founder of the Megaupload online file-sharing site embroiled in U.S. piracy and fraud investigations, said on Tuesday New ... More

Megaupload tycoon offers to go to U.S. to answer piracy charges

11 Jul, 2012, 10:25 am IST Storage

Kim Dotcom, the Internet tycoon at the centre of a U.S. investigation into online piracy and fraud, said on Wednesday he was willing to go to the ... More

New Zealand court delays Megaupload extradition hearing to next year

10 Jul, 2012, 8:59 am IST Storage 1 Comments

A New Zealand court has delayed an extradition hearing for internet tycoon and Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom until March ... More

Megaupload founder still faces NZ extradition battle

29 Jun, 2012, 12:18 pm IST Storage

The suspected kingpin of an Internet piracy ring still faces a battle to avoid extradition from New Zealand but the case against him has likely been weakened More

NZ court finds Megaupload search warrants illegal

28 Jun, 2012, 2:31 pm IST Storage

Search warrants used when 70 New Zealand police raided the mansion of the suspected kingpin of an Internet piracy ring were illegal, a New Zealand ... More

Megaupload lawyers move to kill U.S. internet piracy charges

31 May, 2012, 6:39 pm IST Storage 1 Comments

Lawyers for popular file-sharing company Megaupload, accused of copyright theft and internet piracy, have moved to have the case thrown out in the United States and tens of millions of dollars of assets unfrozen, a U.S. counsel said on Thursday. More

Fight emerges over fate of Megaupload US servers

14 Apr, 2012, 11:28 am IST Storage

A U.S. judge on Friday came up short trying to find anyone to take possession of more than 1,100 computer servers that were used by Megaupload. More

NZ court rejects bid to rejail Megaupload boss, frees cash

29 Feb, 2012, 12:30 pm IST Storage

The founder of the online file-sharing site Megaupload.com has asked a New Zealand court to free nearly a quarter of a million dollars in frozen ... More