Web inventor leading the charge on spies

The British computer scientist who created the world wide web has said encryption cracking by UK and US spy agencies is "appalling and foolish". Sir Tim Berners-Lee told the Guardian that the practice undermined efforts to fight cybercrime and cyberwarfare. He called for a "full and frank public debate" on internet surveillance. It comes as a parliamentary committee is due to quiz the heads of the UK's spying agencies - GCHQ, MI5, and MI6 - together in public for the first time. Also happening for the first time, Twitter is about to trade some of its stock on the New York Stock Exchange. Twitter shares have been priced at US$26 each, ahead of its impending debut on the NYSE. That is above the $23 to $25 range announced on Monday and values the short messaging service at more than US$18bn. That makes it the biggest market debut for a technology firm since Facebook went public last year. But seriously, nobody cares. The bubble will burst one day, and then whatever stock you bought will become worthless, just like bullying. Speaking of which, it is claimed that concerns about a "bullying culture" at a hospital now under police investigation were raised more than a year ago. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has found "inaccuracies" in the cancer waiting time data at Colchester Hospital. The Royal College of Nursing says the hospital dismissed its concerns raised more than a year ago as "fantasy". The hospital said an investigation carried out by its own management in February 2012 was "not adequate". Staff told inspectors they were "pressured or bullied" to change data relating to patients and their treatment to make it seem people were being treated in line with national guidelines, the CQC said. The inspector said patients' lives may have been put at risk. Essex Police has been sent information by the CQC and is currently investigating whether there are grounds for a formal criminal investigation. They should also get Chuck Norris to deal with it. Fear of spiders is called arachnophobia and fear of tight spaces is called claustrophobia, but fear of Chuck Norris is called logic.