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Mystery of Icelander’s accidental Facebook hacking

It is still not clear what sort of tech glitch led to an Icelandic man’s smart phone logging him in to the Facebook page of another Icelander, who he does not even know.

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Reykjavík Internet Marketing Conference opened in person by President

Reykjavík is today hosting the ninth annual Reykjavík Internet Marketing Conference. The conference has built a reputation as one of the highest quality of its kind in the world and this morning, for the first time, the event was officially opened by the President of Iceland himself.

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Dance teacher sex allegations spark online threats

Allegations that three Latin American dance teachers living in Finland committed sex crimes against their students have led to a barrage of online threats and abuse.

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Hackers out suspected paedophiles

Computer hackers from Denmark have exposed two suspected paedophiles in what they say is an attempt to clean up the web.

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Icelandic sign language open to all on new website

Icelandic sign language is now, for the first time, available to everybody online. Iceland’s education and culture minister opened the new internet language learning portal today, which already contains over 1,200 signs.

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New website calls on Icelandic president to stand again

Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, President of Iceland, has so far kept quiet over the news that a group of supporters has opened a petition website asking the incumbent head of state to stand for re-election in June.

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New Iceland undersea data cable will be the fastest to date

The undersea cable which Emerald Networks intends to lay between Ireland and the USA, with a connection to Iceland, will help Iceland create jobs in the creative sector and support environmentally friendly business, according to the company’s Icelandic rep, Þorvaldur Sigurðsson.

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New direct democracy website opens in Iceland

A new website called Betra Island (Better Iceland) was formally opened in a tent outside the Icelandic parliament building on Wednesday.

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