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"The Spy in the Coffee Machine" is a new book about the implications of privacy in today's increasingly web-based world. It is written by Nigel Shadbolt and Kieron O'Hara, two prominent figures in the realm of Web Science.

NESTA has provided funding to assist in the establishment of WSRI as an autonomous unit and to provide administrative and operational support and to further drive the strategic development of WSRI in partnership with corporate bodies, governments and academia.

The Engineering Doctoral Programme provides opportunities in Web Science.

In Intel's list of the top forty-five most influential technologists in the past 150 years, Sir Tim Berners-Lee takes the top spot.

As part of the BCS Grand Challenges in Computing Research Conference, Memories for Life (M4L) presents a call for participation for its Grand Challenge workshop, to be held on 18 March, 2008. Interested parties are encouraged to submit a position paper by February 22nd; details can be found in the CFP.

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