Internet and new technology

20/05/2012 - International media

Protecting French citizens Internet rights and freedoms

RFI talked to Jeremie Zimmerman spokesman for Internet user rights organization La Quadrature du Net about a petition to the new French ...

19/05/2012 - Webwatch

Mothers monetize blogging in US

In the United States, one of the biggest community of bloggers are mothers.

12/05/2012 - Webwatch

Rain or shine - are weather forecasts reliable?

Nowadays, in just one click we can access weather forecasts a week in advance. But is it truly reliable?

12/05/2012 - African Media

Hacking on the rise in South Africa

RFI talked to Professor Basie von Solms - Director of South Africa's Center for Cyber Security at Johannesburg University - as he warns Pretoria about the vulnerability of critical government and ...

05/05/2012 - Webwatch

Are you ready for Google's future goggles?

Google has launched a video on YouTube called the "Google glasses project".

30/04/2012 - France

French Smart card inventor Moreno dies in Paris

The Frenchman who invented the internationally recognised Smart card has died in Paris aged-66.

28/04/2012 - Webwatch

Fancy a glass of virtual wine?

Nowadays almost anything can be shared on the internet: photos, videos, music, you name it. Even a glass of wine. How does virtual wine-testing work?

21/04/2012 - Webwatch

Why it's good to forget

Nowadays, with the plethora of social media websites that allows you to share each and every moment of your life, practically your whole life can be recorded digitally and stored in data centres.