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£6 broadband tax to fund fibre for all
News It also sets out Carter's final thoughts on safeguarding intellectual copyright in an age of illegal file-sharing - with telecoms regulator Ofcom set to be given "an explicit duty" of significantly reducing piracy. [16 Jun 2009]
Police in talks over PC crime 'breathalysers' rollout
News Police are in talks with companies about deploying a tool to detect evidence of illegal activity on PCs, aiming for it to be as easy to use as a breathalyser. Such 'digital triage' tools would allow police the... [03 Jun 2009]
TEAM International Helps ESL Music Get Efficient and Effective E-Commerce Solution
White Paper Understanding that modern music and entertainment industries face lots of challenges, ESL Music chose to address the core music industry problem - illegal files sharing and online piracy. The company planned to... [21 May 2009]
Understanding the Role Technology in Anti-Money Laundering Compliance
White Paper Criminal elements in today's technology-driven society are using every means available at their disposal to launder the proceeds from their illegal activities. Now that governments are using a host of... [19 May 2009]
EC slams Intel with €1bn antitrust fine
News This illegal practice also included Intel's making direct payments to a major retailer so it would stock only computers with Intel x86 CPUs. Intel is being fined €1.06bn for engaging in illegal... [13 May 2009]
Europe votes for net-neutrality reforms
News Sarkozy's bill, which sought to let ISPs disconnect users suspected of illegal file-sharing, was narrowly defeated in the French parliament in April. The European Parliament has voted through a massive tranche of reforms... [07 May 2009]
Does Pirate Bay verdict spell trouble for Google?
Comment In other words, the site was found to be guilty of facilitating illegal file-sharing. The Pirate Bay outcome could have wide and lasting implications for the likes of Google and YouTube, says lawyer Simon Levine. [28 Apr 2009]
Your Message on the Move: An Introduction to Mobile Marketing and Mobile Advertising
White Paper So, the United States government made it illegal for businesses to send e-mail messages to citizens, apparently forgetting that "www" stood for "Worldwide" web. Remember when e-mail marketing was all the rage? [22 Apr 2009]
Cheat sheet: Digital Britain
Cheat Sheet Carter is planning on tackling file-sharers with the blunt object of legislation which will see ISPs have to warn their illegal P2P-using customer about their behaviour and share information on the worst offenders with... [21 Apr 2009]
Copyright holders 'smiling' at sinking of Pirate Bay
News The large penalty - $3.6m in damages to be paid to the copyright holders - will likely discourage illegal file sharers, according to those in the music business. Piracy can sound romantic and glamorous but as this... [20 Apr 2009]
How the U.S. Border Patrol Employs WAVE Unified Communications Software to Deny Access to Illegal Immigrants, Drug Traffickers and Terrorists
White Paper The U.S.Mexico border is the most frequently crossed - both legally and illegally - international border in the world. Unfortunately, Border Patrol communications systems generally fell short of capabilities deemed vital. [01 Apr 2009]
'Fundamentally flawed, almost certainly illegal': Gov't databases
News A group of privacy and security experts has charted the proliferation of UK government databases and concluded that some of them could be illegal. The authors described 46 government databases, labelling a quarter of... [23 Mar 2009]
Security Strategies for the Midsize Business
White Paper Midsize businesses face many of the same security threats as their larger counterparts: viruses, worms, malware, unwanted and illegal software, and attacks from both insiders and outsiders. Likewise, they often have to... [18 Mar 2009]
15 Common Mistakes in Web Security: Enterprise vulnerabilities that invite attack
White Paper However, web-borne viruses, spyware, malicious code, data leaks, identity theft, pornography, and illegal files are just as happy landing on a corporate PC as on a domestic one. Web 2.0 applications provide access to... [18 Mar 2009]
Demystifying Web 2.0: Opportunities, Threats, Defenses
White Paper Legal prosecution -- for illegal activities or regulatory breaches Every new technology introduced into the enterprise brings with it new threats. Web 2.0 is no different, with threats including: Infection and downtime... [18 Mar 2009]