National Consumer Council
Mobile WiMax won't win race to become 4G king
News The M-WAG team also conducted a mobile CCTV trial and a remote building inspection trial alongside Maidstone Borough Council, again testing mobile WiMax's ability to stream high-quality, real-time video. [23 Jul 2009]
Is your credit card data well enough protected?
News I have no doubt that compliance to PCI standards are the best line of defence," said Robert Russo, director of the PCI Data Security Standards Council. Hogan said the PCI Security Standards Council has... [01 Apr 2009]
Prisoners' phone bills too high says watchdog
News The regulator's decision on prison pricing follows a 'super-complaint' earlier this year about pricing from the National Consumer Council, Scottish Consumer... [23 Sep 2008]
Fibre era fraught with roadblocks: EC
News According to the EC the most important reform proposals still under discussion between the Parliament and the Council include spectrum management; investment in next-generation telecoms networks; and strengthening the... [04 Sep 2008]
Watchdog demands data breach confessions
News Watchdog the National Consumer Council (NCC) is calling on lawmakers to force businesses to confess to their data breaches. The NCC, and its fellow European consumer... [01 Sep 2008]
Jargon-filled software licences baffle consumers
News Of 25 software packages surveyed by the National Consumer Council (NCC), 14 had no mention in their packaging that the user must accept a licence agreement before the software can be... [20 Feb 2008]
silicon.com victory in Full Disclosure data campaign
News CEOs of organisations such as content and document protection company Workshare, data encryption company PGP and the National Consumer Council have also shown support. silicon.com has... [31 Jan 2008]
Europe cracks down on airline ticket websites
News The investigation looked at how closely sites are complying with the European Misleading Advertising Directive and Council Directive on Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts. EU consumer... [15 Nov 2007]
CIO Essentials: Male techies, data breaches and web 2.0...
News I strongly agree with the need for action to ensure consumer confidence in our management of their information, and this seems to be something the Cabinet Office's newly formed National Information... [18 Sep 2007]
Tell customers about data breaches, companies urged
News UK companies should warn customers if their personal data has been put at risk, according to the National Consumer Council (NCC). Speaking at a Westminster eForum event, Anna Fielder,... [16 Jul 2007]
NCC calls for copyright revolution
News The National Consumer Council (NCC) has called for a revision of UK copyright laws to enshrine the right to copy material for private use. The consumer organisation... [12 May 2006]
ID theft - what happens when you are the victim?
News The National Consumer Council (NCC) has called for the government to put pressure on companies to take the stress away from identity theft victims. Ultimately that could lead to a... [28 Feb 2006]
Fraud victims deserve own helpdesks, says watchdog
News The National Consumer Council (NCC) is lobbying the government to ensure a minimum standard of service is offered in companies that deal with ID fraud, in a bid to make it easier for... [17 Feb 2006]
DRM usage laws needed, MPs told
News The National Consumer Council (NCC) has told MPs that companies are threatening civil liberties through their use of digital rights management (DRM) and has called for legislation to... [18 Jan 2006]
Data protection watchdog targets businesses
News The launch of the Regulatory Action Division (RAD) by the Information Commission comes in the same week the National Consumer Council (NCC) warned that tougher and better policed data... [16 Jun 2005]
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