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RSS crackdownIllegal downloaders crackdown: Digital Economy Bill to cut them off
News Internet users who illegally download copyrighted content could have their connection cut off as part of the Digital Economy Bill unveiled on Friday. The bill - a major overhaul of the UK's technology legislation - will mean ISPs must... [23 Nov 2009]
'Wi-fi hack makes plan to ban file-sharers unfair'
News For more, see ISP: Wi-Fi test shows flaw in file-sharing crackdown on ZDNet UK. ISP TalkTalk has criticised proposals by the government to cut illegal file-sharers' internet access, on the grounds of wi-fi vulnerability... [19 Oct 2009]
Microsoft files lawsuits in malicious-ad crackdown
News Aiming to crack down on a growing problem, Microsoft said it filed five lawsuits on Thursday against parties it suspects of posting online advertisements laden with malicious code. Microsoft has tried to work with ad networks to thwart... [18 Sep 2009]
Is that a police station in your pocket?
News I would say that we are about two or three years away from that - all we need to do is to agree where our priorities are and discover those killer applications," he told silicon.com.silicon.com's e-Crime Crackdown... [16 Dec 2008]
Jobless techies turning to crime
News A PwC forensic expert claims the financial services sector is already investigating a rising number of staff frauds, while Finjan cites evidence of a trend in 2008 for unemployed IT staff in Eastern Europe and Asia using crimeware... [11 Dec 2008]
Web traders targeted in £2bn tax dodge crackdown
News In order to crackdown on tax evaders, the PAC recommends HM Revenue and Customs advertises the benefits of joining the "formal economy" to businesses as well as detecting and prosecuting more offenders when they are found. [09 Dec 2008]
Europe to get cyber crime alert system
News The strategy, a blueprint for fighting cyber crime in the EU over the next five years, also introduces measures to encourage business and the police to work closer together in sharing information on investigations and cyber crime... [28 Nov 2008]
UK Plc feels abandoned to cyber crime onslaught
News Tif says the survey of 54 of the UK's major corporate IT users casts doubt on whether the newly announced Police Central e-Crime Unit (PCeU), will have the resources to be effective in light of its £7m funding over the next three... [03 Nov 2008]
Police fraud centre ready for takeoff
News Detective superintendent Charlie McMurdie of the Metropolitan Police Service, one of the architects of the Police Central e-Crime Unit (PCeU), has revealed pilots for the National Fraud Reporting Centre are due to kick off... [02 Oct 2008]
Do you have what it takes to be an e-caped crusader?
News Detective superintendent Charlie McMurdie of the Metropolitan Police Service - one of the architects of the Police Central e-Crime Unit (PCeU) announced today - has proposed recruiting individuals from industry to assist the unit with... [01 Oct 2008]
Can £7m dent £105bn cyber crime menace?
News The unit will also train officers in local forces in dealing with high-tech crimes and co-ordinate "initiatives to crack down on online offences".silicon.com's e-Crime Crackdown campaign is calling for a national UK... [01 Oct 2008]
'Broken: E-crime policing in the UK'
News Absolutely nothing.silicon.com's e-Crime Crackdown campaign is calling for a national UK cyber crime police unit. E-crime policing in the UK is broken, according to one MP spearheading a new cyber crime fighting taskforce. [15 Sep 2008]
eBay pays a high price for fakes
Comment Bogus brands face web crackdown The French courts have already dealt several financial blows to eBay. But an adverse ruling in its US case with Tiffany & Co could spell disaster, say lawyers Kate Withers and Kate Ellis. [01 Aug 2008]
ISPs join file sharing crackdown
News UK internet service providers have joined forces with the UK record industry to crack down on illegal file sharing. The British Phonographic Industry (BPI) - which represents thousands of UK record labels - has signed a Memorandum of... [24 Jul 2008]
Legal Eye: Bogus brands face web crackdown
Comment A landmark ruling against eBay amounts to more than the multimillion-euro fine imposed by the court. It signals a new intent to tighten online policing, says lawyer Simon Levine. It's not just social networks that are facing pressure to... [22 Jul 2008]
