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June 1st, 2010 by michael.frier

Daily News – 01/06

The Register – Fraudsters limber up for World Cup themed scams

Football governing body FIFA has already warned supporters to be wary over various forms of scams that are likely to crop up in the run-up to the start of the tournament, which kicks off in ten days time.

SC Magazine – Importance of email retention clear after US bank is fined $700,000

A fine issued to a company for failing to retain emails demonstrates the importance of email retention as a compliance issue.

The Daily Telegraph – World Cup traffic could clog mobile networks

Analysts at consultancy firm Deloitte have suggested that the numbers of Britons watching TV on their phones could compromise mobile networks. The World Cup could lead to an increase in data usage on mobile phone networks and lead to the services becoming “oversaturated”, according to industry analysts at management consultancy firm Deloitte.

The Daily Telegraph – Google has mapped every WiFi network in Britain

Google has mapped every wireless network in Britain in order to use the information for commercial purposes, it has emerged. Every WiFi wireless router – the device that links most computer owners to the internet – in every home has been entered into a Google database. The information was collected by radio aerials on their Street View cars, which have now photographed almost every home in the country

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May 8th, 2009 by Speed Budapest (Matt)

Susan Boyle may cost economy £10m+

In just three weeks the Britain’s Got Talent star may have cost the economy more than £10m in lost productivity, according to my research. Since her performance on the ITV show, more than 100 million users around the world have watched her sing ‘I dreamed a dream’ on YouTube, many of whom opting to do so while at work.

At present the top two Susan Boyle videos viewed by users on YouTube have been watched 73,630,639 times. If just one in 10 of the users that viewed these video were British and watched them in full at work, they will have collectively wasted 831,370 hours – just short of 30 billion seconds!

Based on an average hourly pay of £12.77 that equates to £10,619,378.70.