Illegal

Most of us are familiar with the vest-clad beagle that hunts for illegal fruits and plants in the travelers' luggage at airports. Now, a species of giant pouched rat has been trained to fulfill a similar role in finding illegal wildlife products.

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission, in response to the massive proliferation of illegal robocalls, has announced a US$50K prize for a solution to the problem of blocking robocalls.

A new study to examine the behavior of users responsible for publishing files on BitTorrent reveals that a small group of around 100 users is responsible for the majority of content.

The UK is considering legislation that would see suspected illegal file sharers cut off altogether by their ISPs - even after European Parliament recently rejected a similar plan from France, saying that Internet access is a fundamental human right.