villain in news
RSS villain in newsAmnesty: ISPs must safeguard free speech
News The Ispa event also saw European commissioner Viviane Reding awarded the title of internet villain of the year. The human rights group Amnesty International has called on ISPs to do more to protect free speech online. [20 Feb 2007]
Heroes and villains of the web named
News The Internet Service Providers Association (Ispa) has named and shamed the internet hero and villain of the year - the most eagerly anticipated gongs at its annual awards bash. The internet villain of... [16 Feb 2007]
Web heroes and villains to be named and shamed
News Despite leading the charge to reduce extortionate mobile roaming charges, European commissioner Viviane Reding has been nominated as an internet villain for "foisting the most arcane set of rules yet seen for prior... [05 Jan 2007]
UK voted internet villain 2006
News Anti-terror moves that would force ISPs to retain data for longer in Europe got the thumbs down last night, as the UK was crowned internet villain of the year. Judges at the Internet Service Provider Awards said the UK's... [24 Feb 2006]
Internet's 'heroes' and 'villains' to be named and shamed
News The Internet Service Providers Association (ISPA) has named and shamed the candidates for its internet hero and villain awards. In the firing line for the villain's gong are Russia, for failing to crack... [13 Dec 2005]
What do Carol Vorderman and David Blunkett have in common?
News All five have been shortlisted for the prize of Internet Villain, which will be awarded by the Internet Service Providers' Association (ISPA) next year. ISPA, though, believes her "uninformed comments on the internet... [23 Dec 2004]
Napster swallows parent Roxio
News Napster's owner Roxio is to sell its consumer software division for $80m in order to focus wholly on its digital music business. The company plans to officially change its name to Napster, taking the brand of the one time file-swapping... [10 Aug 2004]
5 years ago... Labour MP demands government reappraisal of IT
News The Internet Service Providers Association even shortlisted him for 'internet villain of the year' last year, so unwelcome was his bungled interference on the issue of spam prevention. 02.07.99: Labour MP Derek Wyatt is... [02 Jul 2004]
VeriSign and Icann: Operating "protection racket"?
News VeriSign is cementing its reputation as an internet villain according to several small domain-name sellers, who are taking the company, as well as regulator Icann, to court over the issue of waiting. The US registrars... [02 Mar 2004]
'Villainous' VeriSign to sue Icann
News A focus of VeriSign's brief, which lists 43 pages of grievances, is the controversial and currently suspended Site Finder service, which redirected expired or nonexistent dot-com and dot-net domains to the company's website - a tactic... [27 Feb 2004]
5 years ago... MP calls for UK Net minister
News Last week he was even nominated for the Internet Villain of the year gong at the Internet Service Providers Association Awards for "lowering the level of informed debate on the internet generally and spam in particular,"... [25 Feb 2004]
Internet Hero and Villain honoured with gongs
News Domain name and security company VeriSign walked away with the Internet Villain Award. Steve Linford, the inspirational anti-spam campaigner and silicon.com Agenda Setter, has won the Internet Hero Award at an ISPA... [20 Feb 2004]
BT wireless trials offer rural broadband hope
News BT is testing a wireless broadband service that if launched commercially could help to bring high-speed internet access to 100 per cent of the UK population. The telco announced on Tuesday that the technology will be trialled at four... [17 Dec 2003]
Lib Dem MP nets 'Hero' award
News Other nominees for the Internet Hero award were last year's winner Elizabeth France, the former information commissioner, Secretary of State David Blunkett's son Hugh, APIG, and Home Office official Simon Watkin, who ended up collecting... [21 Feb 2003]
ISPA awards: Home Office 'Hero' turns 'Villain'
News A Home Office official who was in the running for the coveted award of Internet Hero at last night's ISPA awards ended up walking away with the Internet Villain gong. An official from the Home Office, which is regularly... [21 Feb 2003]
