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RSS fairness in newsWindows 7 boosts location based services
News In fairness, location-based services are actually more secure in Windows 7 than in the past. Windows 7 has a new programming interface designed to make it a whole lot easier for software to figure out where in the world... [10 Nov 2008]
Open source group fights OOXML standard
News The statement quotes Lloyd Jones as saying UKUUG's application "does not disclose any arguable breach of the procedures of BSI or of rules of procedural fairness", but it also quotes him as saying the application was "in... [23 Jun 2008]
Microsoft settles Iowa antitrust class action
News Roxanne Conlin, lead counsel for the class, said in a statement: "We are confident that the settlement is in the best interests of all members of the class and we are deeply grateful for the quality and fairness of the... [15 Feb 2007]
Tech giants cheer patent system overhaul
News The Senate's approach won immediate praise from a recently formed group of mostly technology-oriented companies and trade associations, the Coalition for Patent Fairness. The US patent system could be inching closer to... [07 Aug 2006]
Voda's Sarin safe despite shareholder fight
News It's a question of fairness. Despite a threatened rebellion, Arun Sarin has held onto his post as Vodafone CEO. At the company's AGM today, Sarin secured re-election to the board with more than 85 per cent of proxy... [25 Jul 2006]
Botched IT blamed for hole in Home Office accounts
News Sir John Bourn, head of the NAO, told parliament that the Home Office had not maintained proper financial books and records for the financial year ending 31 March 2005 and that he could not reach an opinion on the "truth and... [01 Feb 2006]
Lawmakers must 'think global' for IPR solutions
News UK publishers are deeply divided over the fairness of current copyright and intellectual property laws - and legislators looking to bridge this gap must develop new ways to deal with disputes and take a global approach... [24 Jan 2005]
Controversial piracy legislation gets EU thumbs-up
News Traditional civil liberties, fairness, balance and proportionality have all been thrown to the wind in the overzealous rush to pass this dangerous directive," said Robin Gross, executive director of IP Justice, a civil... [10 Mar 2004]
Regulator cracks down on small print cowboys
News The draft guidance is intended to provide suppliers with a clear idea of the law on fairness of contracts and distance selling. The Office of Fair Trading has today taken IT sellers to task over consumer rights. [04 Nov 2003]
FTC wants new powers to fight spam and porn
News Marc Rotenberg, director of the Electronic Privacy Information Centre, testified that "the legislation opens the door to abuse in that it creates new enforcement authority without corresponding safeguards.The bill should be drafted in... [12 Jun 2003]
Man sacked by SMS sues for unfair dismissal
News The lack of procedural fairness culminated in the undignified process of being terminated via an SMS. An Australian man is suing his former bosses after being sacked by SMS. The 86-character message read: "It's official,... [20 May 2003]
Dutch prankster fools media with 'illegal file sharing' claim
News In all fairness, they could not have come to any other conclusion than that The Honest Thief file-sharing venture was for real. A Dutch businessman who claimed he was going to turn the Netherlands into a file-sharing... [14 Apr 2003]
Budget 2002: What it means for you
News Chancellor Gordon Brown today unveiled a budget that he billed as encouraging both fairness and enterprise for all. The biggest headline shift was a one per cent rise in national insurance for employees, employers and... [17 Apr 2002]
.info moves registration date
News Hal Lubsen, CEO at Afilias said in a statement: "With deference to all affected by the tragic circumstances surrounding the events of 11 September, Afilias felt it necessary to make some schedule changes to ensure... [20 Sep 2001]
E-minister angers contractors over IR35
News It just hasn't happened - perhaps because Germany, Australia, the US and many other countries are also taking the same step to have fairness in the tax system. But the Professional Contractors Group (PCG) has rejected... [14 May 2001]
