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RSS online drugsSnooping database has to happen says gov't
News She said: "Our ability to intercept communications and obtain communications data is vital to fighting terrorism and combating serious crime, including child sex abuse, murder and drugs trafficking. In her speech today... [15 Oct 2008]
Phishing, malware and online fraud is booming
News The internet is also highlighted as a source of illegal goods such as controlled drugs, illegal firearms and false documents. A government report on serious criminal threats to the UK has warned of the growing danger... [06 Jun 2008]
Police backs calls for e-crime unit
News E-crime has now surpassed the global drugs trade in terms of damage and cost but where is our priority? UK police spending on drugs versus e-crime is about 100-1. There has been a substantial rise in the... [12 Mar 2008]
Online pharmacies prescribed 'green cross' logo
News More than half of the online pharmacies studied did not secure customer data and one-tenth stated no prescription is required to purchase drugs, according to the MarkMonitor Brandjacking Index report. [22 Aug 2007]
Google bans essay writing services
News Drugs. Essay writing services will now join a selection of items banned from Google's AdWords - including tobacco, firearms, 'miracle cures', drugs and fireworks. According to the research, 10 per cent... [23 May 2007]
PDAs and laptops help nurses dispense drugs
News The NHS Connecting for Health (CfH) pilot is investigating how technology can bolster patient safety by giving nurses who dispense drugs better access to information. Nurses could use PDAs to log into medical systems as... [15 Nov 2006]
The Weekly Round-Up: 10.11.06
Round-Up Moving on, if you saw the story this week on silicon.com about an 'e-kitchen' in Lewisham, you, like the Round-Up, might have wondered what the technology angle was on a story so obviously about a drugs factory in a... [10 Nov 2006]
Safe scheme for online drug sales proposed
News With a growing trend for people to buy drugs online, the reliability of internet pharmacies is not guaranteed. The Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) is recruiting accredited websites to take part in a... [07 Nov 2006]
Online drug sellers raided
News The illegal trade in prescription and unlicensed drugs has been a boom industry online and late last week the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) raided properties in Essex, Kent,... [25 Sep 2006]
Leader: The drugs don't work
Leader They have warned that prescription drugs which people can buy online from unregulated merchants may do more harm than good. Putting aside the fact that many drugs advertised... [11 Aug 2006]
The Weekly Round-Up: 16.12.05
Round-Up It seems organised crime has tired of running drugs and guns and has even decided to put a hold for now on the rigging of sport contests, bank heists and even good old-fashioned protection rackets. The scam was... [16 Dec 2005]
Hospitals install wireless to improve patient care
News This data is then transmitted to the dispensing trolley, which will only allow one of its drawers to be opened - the one which holds that particular patient's drugs. He said: "As the generation that has been used to PC... [06 Oct 2005]
Wireless prescription helps doctors speed up treatment
Case Study Paul Duffy, information systems manager at the Royal Belfast Hospitals told silicon.com the first benefit of the network has come from providing a clearer idea of the levels of vital supplies such as bandages and drugs. [06 Oct 2005]
Opinion: Is cybercrime unstoppable?
Comment This money fuels other criminal ventures from paedophile pornography to drugs trafficking. Online crime is growing at breakneck speed while law enforcement, try as they might, have a hard time keeping up. [11 Apr 2005]
Teenagers arrested for web bank scam
News If you were standing in customs with drugs and you gave them to a group of gullible youths it wouldn't be a bad investment. According to a police spokesperson, money stolen from online bank accounts was... [07 Jan 2005]
