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Cyber crime ring stung by police raid
News Soca's work with City of London Police and Greater Manchester Police resulted in 11 UK arrests this week. The arrests took place in Leicester, London and Manchester. In the last two... [17 Oct 2008]
Wireless broadband to be cellular feast
News WiMax has made modest progress in the UK, with three commercial networks up and running in parts of Manchester, Milton Keynes and Warwick, and a greater number of business networks. Telecoms analyst... [05 Aug 2008]
Stolen ePassports 'worth £20m' on black market
News The Foreign Office has launched an urgent inquiry into the theft and Greater Manchester Police has launched a criminal investigation. A van carrying about 3,000 blank ePassports and visas was hijacked on... [29 Jul 2008]
Privacy chief fights UK-wide database
News The ICO's annual report also revealed it had issued nine enforcement notices for data protection breaches this year to bodies including Carphone Warehouse and Greater Manchester Police, and had carried... [15 Jul 2008]
Fingerprints analysed on the beat
News New forces coming on to the programme are Avon and Somerset Police, City of London Police, Derbyshire Constabulary, Durham Constabulary, Greater Manchester Police, Kent Police, Leicester Constabulary,... [11 Jun 2008]
Manchester on the road to high tech transport
News Lord Peter Smith, leader of the Association of Greater Manchester Authorities, said in a statement: "This will provide a level of investment not seen before outside of London, and will transform our... [10 Jun 2008]
ANPR "ring of steel" watches over Manchester
News The plate number, car colour and entry time of an estimated 600,000 cars per day are being kept by Greater Manchester Police (GMP) for five years. Manchester is now protected by a "ring... [05 Jun 2008]
Police Facebook presence strikes privacy chord
News Last week, Greater Manchester Police became the first UK police force to establish a presence on Facebook. Greater Manchester Police established an application called... [22 Apr 2008]
Home Office laptop and disc up for grabs on eBay
News A Home Office spokesperson said: "We understand that encrypted IT equipment has been handed to Greater Manchester Police. The laptop had been bought on the auction site then taken to an IT company near... [29 Feb 2008]
Power shortages squeeze London's data centres
News He said modern telecommunication equipment means alternative locations such as Birmingham, the Isle of Man or Manchester could more easily offer high performance at a cheaper price than London counterparts. [27 Feb 2008]
Glasgow: Crackdown on software piracy hotspot
News Further regional crackdowns are planned across the UK, with Manchester the next stop early this year. Glasgow was targeted after the BSA received more reports of software piracy within businesses there than any other... [07 Feb 2008]
Fall in drivers flouting mobile phone ban
News Police forces issuing the most fixed penalty notices for driving with a mobile phone were Greater Manchester, Merseyside, Metropolitan Police and Thames Valley. The punishment for being caught driving... [04 Dec 2007]
London gets free wi-fi network
News It is understood that a free network will be launched in August in Manchester city centre, in direct competition with a paid-for network built by BT. Dan Toomey, chief executive of free-hotspot.com, said: "This really... [16 Jul 2007]
In brief: Apple goes to Hollywood, 'Tubing', Finns freed by Iran
News A recent PS3 shoot 'em up sees some action take place against a backdrop which is very similar to the real life Manchester Cathedral. All of which points to a greater need to safeguard end user devices. [11 Jun 2007]
Exclusive: How safe is your laptop?
News Greater Manchester (15.5%) The results displayed are: Devon & Cornwall (+45%) ; Bedfordshire (+35%) ; Lothian & Borders (+31.50%) ; Leicestershire (+21%) ; Greater... [08 May 2007]
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