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Blowing up hard drives, stinky broadband and super cars
Photo It might only be the size of a briefcase but an intelligent robot is helping to protect the UK's borders from criminals and terrorists. Spanish telco Telefonica has been showcasing some of the research underway at its e-health facility in Granada... [01 Aug 2008]
Stolen ePassports 'worth £20m' on black market
News Simon Davies, director of Privacy International, said: "It's unlikely that the stolen passports could easily navigate the UK borders but a criminal could use one indefinitely for 'flash and go' purposes. [29 Jul 2008]
Photos: 'Hero' bot hunts criminals
Photo Hero bot is part of a range of technologies used to protect UK and EU borders, including the e-Borders scheme that relies on biometric checks to screen travellers crossing country borders. It might only be the size of a briefcase but an intelligent... [24 Jul 2008]
E-commerce Survey of SMEs in 3 Key Cities of the Philippines
White Paper E-commerce offers all types of business enterprises with a competitive positioning vehicle to expand trade within and across borders as never before. E-commerce is transforming businesses globally. With the passage of the E-Commerce Act in July... [03 Jul 2008]
The Enemies of the Internet: Obstacles to the Free Flow of Information on the Internet
White Paper Is an e-mail message sent to a thousand people private correspondence, or is it now a media? The Internet has radically changed the traditional balance of power between governments and those who produce information. [03 Jul 2008]
Euro e-health getting the right attention
News E-health areas identified by the EC for improvement and further deployment include e-prescribing, practiced by just six per cent of GPs; the exchange of patient data across borders (currently done by just one per cent of GPs); and telemonitoring... [28 Apr 2008]
Why no united front on cyber crime?
Comment The internet is as open and porous as the borders of Europe and legislation is only as strong as the will and resources of the poorest country. That growing influence of serious and organised crime in cyberspace is the focus of representatives from... [27 Feb 2008]
ID cards: Gov't slaps on fines of up to £1,000
News The widespread rollout to UK citizens, known as 'Borders phase II', is now slated to begin in 2012 - two years later than indicated in an earlier government action plan. E is for EDS Silicon.com's A to Z of ID Cards [26 Feb 2008]
Biometrics the future for flying bliss?
News Semaphore - which checks UK-bound passenger details against databases of banned individuals and passenger name records to assess risk - and Iris - which lets fliers use automated iris scanning gates at several UK airports - have been used as part... [21 Feb 2008]
ID cards plan: Airport union wants answers
News The widespread rollout to UK citizens, known as 'Borders phase II', is now slated to begin in 2012 - two years later than indicated in an earlier government action plan. E is for EDS Silicon.com's A to Z of ID Cards [20 Feb 2008]
EU border checks go biometric
News Under plans to strengthen checks at European borders laid out by the European Commission, international travellers would also have their stay logged and monitored by an electronic system, which could become operational by 2015. [14 Feb 2008]
ID cards? One in four says no!
News The widespread rollout to UK citizens, known as 'Borders phase II', is now slated to begin in 2012 - two years later than indicated in an earlier government action plan. E is for EDS According to the ICM poll, 25 per cent of those surveyed thought... [06 Feb 2008]
Students revolt against being ID card guinea pigs
News The widespread rollout to UK citizens, known as 'Borders phase II', is now slated to begin in 2012 - two years later than indicated in an earlier government action plan. E is for EDS Silicon.com's A to Z of ID Cards [24 Jan 2008]
Dear silicon.com... HMRC search costs, Vista SP1 moans and fingerprints for visas…
Comment The public wants stronger borders. Hmmmm - who are these people who want stronger borders? The government allows unrestricted immigration, ensuring plenty of media coverage about the issue, then tries to introduce by stealth an ID card system... [17 Jan 2008]
Biometric fingerprint checks for UK visas
News He said in a statement: "The public wants stronger borders. E is for Ear The fingerprint database contains the records of more than one million previous visa applicants.silicon.com's A to Z of Biometrics [14 Jan 2008]
