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Photos: The Birth of Hi-Tech Britain
Photo Historian professor Peter Hennessy said the exhibition of post-war tech embodied public opinion of technology at the time, torn between optimism and terror. The Bristol Bloodhound anti-aircraft missile was one of the world's most advanced during... [01 May 2008]
The Weekly Round-Up: 23.03.07
Round-Up informed the suddenly terror-stricken Round-Up that business commuters won't be skipping to work across London in the event of an avian flu pandemic or "rumoured" terrorist attack. It added most people would expect their employer to pay for "anti... [23 Mar 2007]
'Tech industry must aid Al-Qaeda fight'
News Speaking at an anti-terror technology conference in London, Reid said business must innovate and compete to stay "one step ahead" of the game. According to the Home Secretary, the public, private and voluntary sectors "need to utilise all of their... [01 Nov 2006]
Leader: Why privacy vs terrorism is no easy battle
Leader Europe's head of data protection - the EDPS - hit out this week at claims civil liberties advocates have been hampering anti-terror laws, adding that no good law can be passed without including some measures designed to keep citizens' data safe. [20 Sep 2006]
Terrorism must not mean privacy breaches, says EU data guru
News The EU's data protection head has hit out at claims that privacy advocates are blocking governments' attempts to pass so-called anti-terror legislation. The EU Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) Peter Hustinx said effective legislation cannot exist... [20 Sep 2006]
NASA hacker fears Guantanamo imprisonment
News His defence has argued that he should not be extradited as he could be tried under America's tough anti-terrorism laws. The UK computer expert who faces extradition to America for hacking US military computers will hear his fate next month. [13 Apr 2006]
High-tech anti-terrorism centre unveiled
News The centre will co-ordinate and control the science and technology that underpins the MoD's counter-terrorism activity and will provide a 'one stop shop' for other government departments which use MoD expertise to tackle domestic terror threats. [11 Apr 2006]
UK voted internet villain 2006
News Anti-terror moves that would force ISPs to retain data for longer in Europe got the thumbs down last night, as the UK was crowned internet villain of the year. Judges at the Internet Service Provider Awards said the UK's presidency of the European... [24 Feb 2006]
US push for more internal anti-terror data sharing
News The Bush administration said on Tuesday it would make greater use of what the US government calls "travel intelligence", or methods of linking databases to try to detect terrorists before they travel. [18 Jan 2006]
Anti-terror scanning tech tested on London commuters
News Trials of airport-style body-scanning technology and high-tech CCTV systems are to begin at London's Paddington railway station from Thursday this week as part of the government's attempts to reduce the risk of terrorist bomb attacks on the... [11 Jan 2006]
Grids and anti-terror bio-sensors get funding boost
News Grid computing in healthcare and anti-terrorist bio-sensors are some of the innovative projects taking part in a £90million government funding programme. They are among the 160 successful entrants to the Department of Trade and Industry's... [25 Nov 2005]
Business ID card support collapses
News So: no ID cards, no religious hatred laws that impinge on free speech, no detention of 82-year-old gentlemen under anti-terror legislation for heckling at Labour Party conferences. Support for the government's national biometric ID card scheme has... [10 Oct 2005]
Blunder in Word shows government terror doubts
News The UK government is once again in trouble over dodgy document management, with an apparent split within the government over new hard-line anti-terror laws exposed by a letter from Home Secretary Charles Clarke. [16 Sep 2005]
NYC subway gets $212m high-tech anti-terror scanners
News New York MTA security director Bill Morange said in a statement: "[Lockheed's] involvement in this programme enables us to move forward with our plans to create a next generation command and control structure that addresses future needs for... [25 Aug 2005]
Anti-terror tech gets €15m from EU
News Technology will play a key part in the EC's anti-terrorist research. The European Commission is to put €15m into researching technologies designed to combat terrorism. Some of the €15m will be used to fund a project which will research the creation... [03 Aug 2005]
