BBC – Digital Economy Bill could ‘breach rights’

An influential group of MPs and peers has said the government’s approach to illegal file-sharing could breach the rights of internet users.

BBC – Microsoft to patch 17-year-old computer bug

A 17-year-old bug in Windows will be patched by Microsoft in its latest security update. The February update for Windows will close the loophole that dates from the time of the DOS operating system.

Computing.co.uk – Lib dems propose scrapping large parts of NHS IT

Liberal Democrat shadow health secretary Norman Lamb has issued proposals to scrap NHS Connecting for Health and the Care Records Service.

CRN – Samsung and Ricoh make green list

Samsung and Ricoh are the only two audiovisual and imaging vendors named on a list of the 100 most sustainable corporations in the world, announced at the annual World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.

The Register – Google’s Nexus One sales still sluggish

As Google’s Nexus One smartphone celebrates its one-month birthday, word comes that Mountain View has sold a mere 80,000 of the devices.