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Yahoo! - Microsoft walks away

News Gordon Crawford, portfolio manager for Capital Research Global Investors, the largest Yahoo! Derek Brown, analyst at Cantor Fitzgerald, said: "Google has just kept their foot on the accelerator. Yang!

Tags: bid, yahoo, microsoft

[06 May 2008]

The Weekly Round-Up: 11.04.08

Round-Up Oi John, you'll never guess who was in 'ere last night - only Gordon bleedin' Brown. The two organisations have produced a Wild West-style 'Wanted' poster offering the reward for anyone who can lawfully obtain the fingerprints of either Gordon...

Tags: windows, yahoo, gordon brown, microsoft

[11 Apr 2008]

Photos: £1,000 reward for PM's fingerprints

Photo The spoof posters, seen here, offer the reward for anyone who can lawfully obtain the fingerprints of either Gordon Brown or Jacqui Smith. Brown and Smith are accused of "identity theft" in the posters, which promise to make their fingerprints...

Tags: national identity register, biometrics, id cards

[07 Apr 2008]

PM to pump cash into security and espionage tech

News Gordon Brown presented the government's National Security Strategy to the House of Commons yesterday, outlining plans designed to improve the UK's response to terrorist and criminal threats, among others.

Tags: gordon brown, cyber crime, security, funding

[20 Mar 2008]

ID cards: Gov't slaps on fines of up to £1,000

News Critics of the scheme said the perceived two-year slip in the widespread rollout of the cards is another sign of wavering support among Gordon Brown's government for ID cards. Silicon.com's A to Z of ID Cards

Tags: id cards, government, biometrics, identity

[26 Feb 2008]

ID cards plan: Airport union wants answers

News Critics of the scheme said the perceived two-year slip in the widespread rollout of the cards is another sign of wavering support among Gordon Brown's government for ID cards. Silicon.com's A to Z of ID Cards

Tags: id cards, no2id, card, cards

[20 Feb 2008]

ID cards: What's the latest?

News PM: Parliament to decide ID cards fate but Gordon Brown accused of "dithering" Confused about where it's going? Or where the whole project started? The project has never been far from the pages of silicon.com - so here's the pick of our coverage...

Tags: id cards, biometrics, hmrc, governement

[29 Jan 2008]

Stolen M&S laptop contains 26,000 pension details

News Last year Gordon Brown announced that the ICO would be given increased powers to conduct spot checks of government departments. Security from A to Z Click on the links below to find out more. A is for Antivirus

Tags: ico, data loss, laptop theft, marks and spencer

[25 Jan 2008]

Students revolt against being ID card guinea pigs

News Critics of the scheme said the perceived two-year slip in the widespread rollout of the cards is another sign of wavering support among Gordon Brown's government for ID cards. Silicon.com's A to Z of ID Cards

Tags: id cards, students, public sector, government

[24 Jan 2008]

ID cards rollout pushed back to 2012

News Opponents have seized on the revelations as evidence that Gordon Brown's government is cooling towards ID cards. Brown was already accused of wavering in his support for the scheme earlier this month when he reiterated the fact there will have to...

Tags: id cards, privacy international, home office, government

[23 Jan 2008]

PM: Parliament to decide ID cards fate

News The Prime Minister Gordon Brown has reiterated his backing for ID cards this week in the face of accusations his support for the controversial scheme is wavering. No2ID's national co-ordinator Phil Booth said in a statement: "Gordon Brown's...

Tags: cards, identity, commitment, documents

[10 Jan 2008]

Downing St responds to silicon.com's Full Disclosure campaign

News In November, Prime Minister Gordon Brown gave the ICO the power to conduct spot checks on government departments, in light of the HM Revenue & Customs breach which saw 25 million child benefit claimants' details 'lost in the post' - making it the...

Tags: full disclosure, government, data breach, data protection

[10 Dec 2007]

Gordon Brown orders data security spot checks

News Prime Minister Gordon Brown said all government departments and agencies will also have their procedures for the storage and use of data checked by security experts. Brown also apologised to the 25 million people who have had their names, addresses...

Tags: hmrc, information commissioner, gordon brown, house

[22 Nov 2007]

PM backs flexible working for UK parents

News UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown has launched a review to determine how the current right to request flexible working can be extended to parents of older children. Around 14 million UK employees work flexibly, or have done so within the last 12...

Tags: gordon brown, flexible working, wfh, request

[08 Nov 2007]

ID cards not about to be scrapped, says gov't

News The Guardian reported yesterday that Gordon Brown had ordered a review of the technology to be used in the scheme due to cost. The ID cards scheme will not be scrapped, despite rumours to the contrary, according to government sources.

Tags: id cards, government, biometrics, scheme

[06 Nov 2007]

Dear silicon.com... MS vs open source, wi-fi risks, being green...

Comment Just another GB (that's Gordon Brown) stealth tax? What's got silicon.com readers reaching for their keyboards this week? Reader Comments of the Week showcases how our users are responding to the latest tech news and views on the site.

Tags: wi-fi, open source, microsoft

[18 Oct 2007]

Army fires up wi-fi for troops

News Prime Minister Gordon Brown said in a statement: "In recognition for the work of all our forces in Iraq and Afghanistan - and to help our troops stay in touch with home - we will provide additional funding from the reserve to double the number of...

[09 Oct 2007]

Police to be armed with 10,000 handhelds

News Prime Minister Gordon Brown has pledged to arm police with thousands of "handheld computers" so officers can make more effective use of their time and increase the amount of frontline policing they do.

Tags: gordon brown, handheld, police

[26 Sep 2007]

The CIO revolution in public sector IT: The next phase

Comment It was encouraging therefore to see Gordon Brown appoint Varney as his adviser on public service transformation. The next few years will be critical in showing the real value of IT in the successful delivery of modern public services but the...

Tags: varney, transformation, public sector, cio

[31 Aug 2007]

Evesham pins bankruptcy blame on Brown

News Then Chancellor Gordon Brown announced in March 2006 that he was to pull the plug on the scheme, a decision which placed Evesham in a delicate financial position. Evesham Technology fell into administration on Friday, blaming the business' troubles...

Tags: bankruptcy, evesham, gordon brown, hci

[07 Aug 2007]

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