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Full steam ahead for plans to cut off file-sharers
News Speaking at a cabinet creative industries conference yesterday, the business minister said proposals made back in August will feature in the Digital Economy Bill expected before Parliament in November. [29 Oct 2009]
Critics slam Digital Britain over file-sharers and tax plans
News Speaking in Parliament, Hunt said a better tactic would be to stimulate investment by changing regulations to encourage providers to spend on fibre development. The satellite revolution happened without a satellite tax,"... [18 Jun 2009]
Europe votes for net-neutrality reforms
News Sarkozy's bill, which sought to let ISPs disconnect users suspected of illegal file-sharing, was narrowly defeated in the French parliament in April. The European Parliament has voted... [07 May 2009]
Copyright holders 'smiling' at sinking of Pirate Bay
News The verdict is the "ticket to get elected to European Parliament" in June, the Pirate Party said in a press release. The large penalty - $3.6m in damages to be paid to the copyright holders - will likely discourage... [20 Apr 2009]
Home Office to widen ID card grasp?
News The Home Office has made a formal request to Parliament to increase the scope of ID cards for foreign nationals. ID cards help protect against identity fraud, illegal working and immigration, crime and... [13 Feb 2009]
Illegal content fight gets €55m cash boost
News The fight against illegal online content is set to get a massive cash injection following a vote yesterday in the European Parliament. The scheme, which will run from 2009 to 2013, aims to tackle... [23 Oct 2008]
ISPs face fresh threat from file-sharing laws
News Malcolm Wicks, business, enterprise and regulatory reform minister, told Parliament that government had to recognise its hopes for a "voluntary agreement" with ISPs to regulate illegal file trading... [18 Jun 2008]
Europe: Don't ban internet file-sharers
News People should not be criminalised for the file-sharing of copyrighted material if they are not profiting from doing so, the European Parliament has recommended. At the end of last week the parliament... [14 Apr 2008]
ICO: Data theft laws must not be axed
News Pressure is building on parliament to quash part of the Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill that would mean those buying or selling data would face prison (clause 76). The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has... [01 Apr 2008]
US heading for online data retention law?
News But after the European parliament last December approved such a requirement for internet, telephone and voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) providers, top administration officials began talking about it more favourably. [31 May 2006]
Airline passenger data deal illegal, court rules
News The European parliament had issued no less than six pleas surrounding the exchange of so-called Passenger Name Records (PNR). The PNR deal was struck two years ago between the European Commission and the US government,... [30 May 2006]
ID thieves deserve jail, says privacy watchdog
News In a report to parliament he has warned that confidential information can too easily be obtained improperly from public and private organisations, causing significant harm and distress to individuals. [12 May 2006]
Can UK law stop criminal hackers?
News I would say parliament is not too slow to react. But Fell believes the bill still fails to clarify whether security testing of systems could be deemed illegal. MPs are preparing to get tough on hackers... [13 Apr 2006]
Leader: Why public support for ID cards is falling
Leader The government looks set to continue its attempts to steamroller its ID cards legislation through parliament this week, despite evidence that public support for the controversial scheme is collapsing as people - albeit... [13 Mar 2006]
Online child abuse - a decade on and the IWF reports progress
News Speaking at parliament yesterday, Michael said: "The internet's universality, its ubiquity.make it] fertile ground for the creative criminal and the warped mind. And while 3G and phones with larger, better quality... [09 Mar 2006]
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