anti-terrorism
RSS anti-terrorismGov't spends £18m on comms surveillance
News Grants for ISPs and telcos to store this information were made available both under section 106 of the Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001, and under Data Retention (EC Directive) Regulations 2007. [07 Aug 2008]
WWS Faculty Panel: "Anti-Terrorism, Law and Intelligence"
White Paper This webcast provides information on anti-terrorism with respect to Law and Intelligence. It provides information on how to fight terrorism from global and domestic perspective. [03 Jul 2008]
Recommendations for U.S. Homeland Security
White Paper The President and Congress have worked together to enact anti-terrorism legislation that implements stricter fines for harboring or financing terrorist organizations, increases the investigative... [03 Jul 2008]
Why no united front on cyber crime?
Comment The threat of terrorism is soaking up funds badly needed to combat cyber crime. The threat of international and domestic terrorism sucks funds away from the fight against e-crime. And without the... [27 Feb 2008]
Solid Edge Helps Benthos Win a Contract for Underwater Anti-Terrorism Equipment
White Paper Benthos, Inc.announced that it has received an order for five of its Stingray Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROVs), with an option for 10 more units, from the Canadian Customs and Revenue Agency in Ottawa, Canada. [15 Jan 2008]
ID cards not about to be scrapped, says gov't
News The Sunday Mirror also reported that the prime minister plans to scrap the scheme altogether, due to cost and the advice that ID cards will be ineffectual against threats such as terrorism. A spokesman for NO2ID, an... [06 Nov 2007]
Dear silicon.com... modern malware, Vista sales, Bluetooth ads...
Comment As we saw with yesterday's announcments on phone records, this government wants to track and record every aspect of our lives, and hand it out to almost anyone who asks, all in the name of anti-terrorism... [04 Oct 2007]
A Different Perspective of the USA PATRIOT Act Title III
White Paper This white paper provides an excellent overview of the history of the Bank Secrecy Act and properly questions the efficacy of the general approach of using anti-money laundering regulation to combat... [02 Aug 2007]
The Weekly Round-Up: 23.03.07
Round-Up I would certainly not recommend travelling anywhere in London at the end of March, let alone large buildings - like Docklands conference halls which are a prime target for avian-flu ridden pigeons carrying Al Qaeda-manufactured dirty... [23 Mar 2007]
Nasa hacker fights extradition to the US
News A court ruled last year that the computer expert can be extradited to the US to face charges, despite McKinnon's fears of an indefinite imprisonment in Guantanamo Bay if tried under the US'... [14 Feb 2007]
'Tech industry must aid Al-Qaeda fight'
News He said: "Islamist terrorism embodies much of what threatens our security today. Speaking at an anti-terror technology conference in London, Reid said business must innovate and compete to stay "one step... [01 Nov 2006]
Leader: Why privacy vs terrorism is no easy battle
Leader It's easy to use such throwaway remarks: after all, what civil libertarian won't come off worse when he's accused of impeding a government crusade to halt terrorism? Europe's head of data protection - the EDPS - hit out... [20 Sep 2006]
Terrorism must not mean privacy breaches, says EU data guru
News Hustinx said in a statement: "It is a misconception that protection of privacy and personal data holds back the fight against terrorism and organised crime. The EU's data protection head has hit out at claims that... [20 Sep 2006]
US heading for online data retention law?
News Gonzales and FBI director Robert Mueller privately met with representatives of AOL, Comcast, Google, Microsoft and Verizon last week and said that ISP - and perhaps search engines - must retain data for two years to help with... [31 May 2006]
Ripa encryption keys clause to get the go-ahead?
News Under current anti-terrorism legislation, terrorist suspects now face up to five years for withholding keys. The UK government is preparing to give the police the authority to force organisations and... [18 May 2006]
