Theresa May to make encryption and free software illegal in the UK.

Theresa May is trying to make encryption illegal in the UK. She wants Content Service Providers to use Deep Packet Inspection to analyze the data sent over provider networks using probes embedded in the packet flow over the network. The Home Office seemed confident that this was technically possible. Other witnesses questioned whether it is … Read more

Microsoft wants computer science taught in UK Elementary schools. What about UNIX?

Microsoft Corporation wants computer science to be taught in UK Elementary Schools. This is a good idea; preparing children for the use of Microsoft office and Windows, but they would not learn UNIX or Linux operating systems, which I believe is key to a well rounded education in computing science. With Linux; you can install … Read more