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News The devices have been security cleared and the move is part of an effort to make employees more efficient. The Information Commissioner's Office ruled that the data held in Swansea can only be passed on to third parties for legitimate uses, such as... [19 Dec 2007]
Blair-Hitler ID card ad 'not offensive'
News A full-page anti-ID card advert that appeared in the national press portraying Prime Minister Tony Blair with a Hitler-style barcode moustache was not offensive, the UK's advertising watchdog has ruled. [30 Nov 2006]
'Email bomb' teen gets two-month curfew
News Lennon had originally been cleared of the charges in November 2005, after another judge ruled it wasn't an offence to overwhelm an email server with millions of messages. On Wednesday morning, Judge Dixon ruled Lennon should be subject to a curfew... [24 Aug 2006]
Half of FoI complaints unresolved
News In December we cleared nearly double the number of complaints than November. Last week the ICO ruled that the minutes from closed-door meetings between senior government ministers and civil servants would have to be made public under the FoI Act. [13 Jan 2006]
Youth escapes denial of service charge
News A British teenager has been cleared of launching a denial-of-service (DoS) attack against his former employer, in a ruling that delivers another blow to the Computer Misuse Act. Sitting at Wimbledon Magistrates Court, District Judge Kenneth Grant... [03 Nov 2005]
Microsoft wins reprieve in browser patent case
News UC spokesman Trey Davis said: "We cleared most of the serious issues, so I would consider this a victory for the university. But the jury in the lower court didn't hear about Viola because district court Judge James Zagel ruled that Wei had... [03 Mar 2005]
BT's broadband marketing not anti-competitive
News BT has been cleared of anti-competitive behaviour in its broadband marketing campaigns in a ruling by Oftel. The watchdog also cleared BT's joint billing and said the use of the '150' helpline as a sales channel did not result in high enough take... [11 Jul 2003]
Activists cheer the acquittal of 'DVD Jon'
Comment But judges cleared Johansen after he said he'd created DeCSS so he could play a DVD he'd bought on a Linux machine. Jurors interviewed after the case said they cleared the Russian company because although the software violated US laws against code... [09 Jan 2003]
Methanol-powered laptops - cleared for take-off
News The US Department of Transportation (DOT) has ruled a new fuel cell can be taken on airplanes, partly clearing the way for commercial acceptance of this alternative to standard laptop batteries. Onboard use of fuel cells - which will let notebook... [07 Oct 2002]
MP3.com pays Sony $20m in copyright compensation
News In spite of the settlement, the judge has ruled that there are still outstanding issues which need to be cleared up in court, with the next session set for 28 August. MP3.com has agreed to pay Sony Music Entertainment $20m in damages after the two... [22 Aug 2000]
