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Email and web snoop plans slammed - again
News The Labour chairman of an influential technology group has warned that government plans to monitor UK email and internet records could collect to much data to be useful. According to consultation papers released in August, the government wants to... [04 Sep 2008]
UK crime fighters grapple with iPhone wipe threat
News The government has committed itself to funding such a unit and indicated it could be part of the proposed National Fraud Reporting Centre, under the Attorney General's Office, while the Metropolitan Police Service and the Association of Police... [02 Sep 2008]
Home broadband gives kids better GCSE results
News Becta, the organisation that advises the government on educational IT, says six years of its research have established a strong link between educational attainment and access to technology - especially when it comes to broadband. [28 Aug 2008]
Ofcom: Copper capable of high-speed broadband
News Industry pressure group the Communications Management Association (CMA) has called for a £15bn government-led initiative to run fibre to all the nation's homes, and BT has begun a £1.5bn programme to take fibre to 10 million homes. [22 Aug 2008]
£68m 'snooping' database: Little impact on serious crime
News Powers to snoop on the UK's email and internet records will be of limited use in tackling serious crime, the government has admitted. Consultation papers released this week show the government wants to keep the "who", "when" and "where" of... [13 Aug 2008]
Stolen ePassports 'worth £20m' on black market
News Professor of security engineering at Cambridge University Ross Anderson said: "This all goes to show how unwise it would be to rely on the UK government for all authentication. B is for Botnets E is for Extradition [29 Jul 2008]
O2 considers high fibre rollout
News We will continue working closely with Ofcom and the government to achieve this. Click on the links below to find out more. E is for Education B is for BT Broadband from A to Z Z is for Zombies We need clear and unambiguous regulation in place... [17 Jul 2008]
Gov't data retention - how much is too much?
News He said the draft bill was unnecessary as government could gain access to all the communications data it needed from ISPs under the existing Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act. At present it is unclear whether the draft bill will call for data... [10 Jul 2008]
Prison tech: Mobiles blocked and bodies scanned
News The technological measures were announced by the government on the back of a report by ex-chief constable David Blakey on how to stop drugs getting into prisons. The government welcomed the report and pledged to implement all 10 of Blakey's... [08 Jul 2008]
UK business lacking high fibre diet
News The CMA, which is part of the British Computer Society (BCS), attacked the government for failing to follow through on its promises regarding NGA. David Harrington, the CMA's director of regulatory affairs, said: "The gap between government... [07 Jul 2008]
ID cards: 'Political' move, claim airport workers
News Representatives of the aviation industry have said they are being used as political pawns to further the government's controversial ID cards programme. Shadow security minister Baroness Pauline Neville-Jones criticised the government for its... [07 Jul 2008]
Ofcom: Mobile broadband driving interest in fibre
News The CMA has called on the government to create a national broadband strategy that will take account of rising demand for next generation access to the internet over the next 12 to 24 months. B is for BT [04 Jul 2008]
Terrorists turning to tech, warns gov't
News Terrorists are increasingly using technology to achieve their aims, according to the government. B is for Botnets Security from A to Z Click on the links below to find out more. E is for Extradition Z is for Zero-day [04 Jul 2008]
ISPs face fresh threat from file-sharing laws
News The government has renewed its threat to introduce laws to force ISPs to control online music and film piracy and file-sharing. But the Internet Service Providers' Association (ISPA) has hit back, warning the government that legislation could... [18 Jun 2008]
Cabinet minister's laptop stolen
News Secretary for local government Hazel Blears has had a computer stolen from her constituency offices in Salford. The PC, which was lost on Saturday, contained details of the Cabinet minister's constituency work, and some "restricted information... [18 Jun 2008]
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