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News Speaking to mark the tenth anniversary of the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF), Coaker said that while the internet is a vital tool for learning and social interaction its rapid evolution also throws up new threats and greater challenges for the... [24 Oct 2006]
Banks to cancel paedophile credit cards
News New figures from the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) show that half of all child abuse content reported to the IWF during the first six months of this year was traced to the US. The IWF report has also found a trend for hosting non-commercial... [20 Jul 2006]
Consumer protection a DIY job on the net
News Self-regulatory bodies in the UK include TrustUK for ecommerce vendors, the Internet Service Providers Association (Ispa), the Internet Crime Forum and the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) which cracks down on child abuse images and criminally... [21 Jun 2006]
Opinion: Time to teach the internet watchdog some new tricks?
Comment The IWF may have done a good job in ridding the UK of child abuse websites. Supporters of the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) will point to the decline in the hosting of child porn sites in the UK - from 17 per cent to less than one per cent - as... [13 Mar 2006]
Online child abuse - a decade on and the IWF reports progress
News The UK can be proud of its approach to tackling images of child abuse online as well as other criminally obscene and racist material, according to DTI minister Alun Michael, speaking at the launch of the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) 2005 annual... [09 Mar 2006]
Safer internet 'blogathon' circles the globe
News The UK's Internet Watch Foundation is taking part in a one-day 'blogathon' to promote tomorrow's Safer Internet Day. Organisations working to improve internet safety will post entries on the blog throughout the day. [06 Feb 2006]
MPs move to ban "extreme" online pornography
News The Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) is backing the move. Peter Robbins, CEO for the IWF, said: "The IWF will actively contribute in the consultation phase to achieve clarity in the new laws and to ensure appropriate partnerships are in place for... [30 Aug 2005]
ISPs should report online child abuse, says minister
News Internet service providers should be reporting incidents of online child abuse to the police and the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF), a Home Office minister said today. Speaking at an IWF event in London today, Paul Goggins, the Under Secretary of... [15 Jun 2005]
Training and Wage Levels in the Wisconsin Job Market: An Analysis of the Relationship Between Wage Levels and Educational Requirements in Occupational Growth Areas
White Paper In this paper, the Institute for Wisconsin's Future (IWF) examines the feasibility of securing jobs in the state's labor market and the impact of training, or the lack of it, on both access to employment and wage levels. [25 May 2005]
Child porn downloads ignored by firms
News The survey of 200 UK IT managers by the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) also found 38 per cent would not even discipline or sack an employee for downloading illegal pornography. Peter Robbins, CEO of the IWF, told silicon.com that one reason for... [11 May 2005]
Web criminals leaving US for Russia
News According to the web watchdog the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF), the traditional hotspot where criminally racist and pornographic content is hosted - the US - has seen a drop in the number of illegal sites over the last year. [18 Feb 2005]
Police chief calls for end to "abhorrent" websites
News The family of the victim has called on internet service providers to close down or filter out such material, but the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) has already warned that the legal position is complicated. [25 Feb 2004]
Inter-working Function
White Paper The Interworking Function (IWF) acts as a gateway between the mobile network and data network infrastructure such as a WAP gateway. This paper discusses about IWF which is used to facilitate a circuit switched connection from the MSC to the WAP... [24 Feb 2004]
Voice Service Interworking for PSTN and IP Networks
White Paper The pivotal element of the solution resides in an inter-working function (IWF). This paper presents an overview of the main technical problems to be addressed for the provision of interoperable services between IP telephony and the PSTN. [24 Feb 2004]
Thus backs safe surfing for kids scheme
News The Internet Service Providers Association admitted it was a good cause but said there are many other similar schemes, run by organisations such as the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF), out there competing for resources. [08 Jul 2003]
