https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Austria in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed The EU's Digital Services Act came into effect on Friday - here's what is in it and what it means for internet users in EU countries. https://www.thelocal.at/20230825/explained-how-the-eus-new-digital-services-act-affects-internet-users-in-europe Fri, 25 Aug 2023 18:17:06 +0200 explained-how-the-eus-new-digital-services-act-affects-internet-users-in-europe The city of Vienna is set to get even more wired, with 400 new free Wi-Fi access points planned in the next two years. https://www.thelocal.at/20141126/vienna-plans-400-new-wi-fi-hotspots-by-2016 Wed, 26 Nov 2014 23:36:00 +0100 vienna-plans-400-new-wi-fi-hotspots-by-2016 A Vienna administrative court has ordered Austrian Internet Service Providers to block several web sites allegedly used for illicit sharing of copyrighted material, based on a request from rightsholders' representative VAP. https://www.thelocal.at/20141006/isps-ordered-to-block-sharing-sites Mon, 06 Oct 2014 15:23:00 +0200 isps-ordered-to-block-sharing-sites From 2015, all key junctions of Vienna's public transport system will offer free internet access. https://www.thelocal.at/20140918/free-wifi-for-vienna-public-transport Thu, 18 Sep 2014 21:11:00 +0200 free-wifi-for-vienna-public-transport VAP, the anti-piracy group for film and video in Austria, announced this week that it plans to take legal action against Austrian Internet service providers (ISPs), to force them to block access to so-called piracy websites. https://www.thelocal.at/20140820/legal-action-planned-to-force-piracy-blockade Wed, 20 Aug 2014 11:38:38 +0200 legal-action-planned-to-force-piracy-blockade Four major Austrian Internet Service Providers (ISPs) have been ordered to start blocking three file sharing web sites, including The Pirate Bay. https://www.thelocal.at/20140729/austrian-isps-ordered-to-block-the-pirate-bay Tue, 29 Jul 2014 19:41:00 +0200 austrian-isps-ordered-to-block-the-pirate-bay An Austrian man who operated a Tor anonymizing exit node for the benefit of other Internet users has been convicted of offenses relating to child pornography, which he claimed he never knew about, saw or used personally. https://www.thelocal.at/20140705/internet-relay-op-convicted-of-child-porn-offenses Sat, 05 Jul 2014 13:47:00 +0200 internet-relay-op-convicted-of-child-porn-offenses Two men have been arrested by police from the Vienna Office of Criminal Investigation for stealing €130,000 through a sophisticated Internet attack, according to a report in the daily newspaper Kronen Zeitung. https://www.thelocal.at/20140704/phishing-attack-nets-130000-in-hours Fri, 04 Jul 2014 21:35:36 +0200 phishing-attack-nets-130000-in-hours A 64-year-old pensioner from Walding in the district of Urfahr in Upper Austria was quick to spot a set of unauthorized withdrawals from his bank account, allowing police in Vienna to arrest the three perpetrators. https://www.thelocal.at/20140622/phishing-fraud-perps-nabbed Sun, 22 Jun 2014 13:31:00 +0200 phishing-fraud-perps-nabbed A Styrian woman who thought she was helping out a Facebook friend ended up losing more than 7,600 euros to a suspected Nigerian scammer. https://www.thelocal.at/20140513/facebook-fraudster-scams-woman Tue, 13 May 2014 12:05:00 +0200 facebook-fraudster-scams-woman