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Web may be changing our brains, says expert

Nick Heath | Mar 30, 2009

The relentless bombardment of video, music and information online could permanently alter our brains and trigger neurological disorders, according to an eminent neurologist.

With Western children spending more than 6 hours a day sat in front of a screen, Baroness Susan Greenfield told the Gartner Identity and Access Management Summit that it's no coincidence an increasing number of children are being treated for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder.

The brain is susceptible to being reshaped by our experiences, she said, citing a recent study that found London cabbies who memorised the streets of the capital displayed significant growth in the hippocampus, an area of the brain connected with memory.
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Europe to get cybercrime alert system

Nick Heath | Dec 02, 2008

Europe is getting a cybercrime alert system as part of a European Union drive to fight online criminals.

According to plans, European law enforcement body Europol will receive 300,000 euros (US$386,430) to build an alert system that pools reports of cybercrime, such as online identification and financial theft, from across the 27 member states.

Police will launch more remote searches of suspects' hard drives over the Internet, as well as cyberpatrols to spot and track illegal activity, under the strategy adopted by the European Union's council of ministers Thursday.

The strategy, a blueprint for fighting cybercrime in the EU over the next five years, also introduces measures to encourage businesses and police to share information on investigations and cybercrime trends.
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