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ID Cards on Trial: Pensioners and priests to resist bill
News Pensioner groups are very active. Pensioners, priests and doctors are among thousands of people who have signed a pledge to resist the introduction of ID cards in the UK despite the threat of heavy fines and imprisonment. [04 Jul 2005]
ID Cards on Trial: Politicians, academics and IT experts back our campaign
News Why should a pensioner have to pay £100 - the equivalent of the winter fuel allowance - for an ID cards scheme that may raise more questions than it answers? silicon.com is today launching its 'ID Cards on Trial'... [06 Jun 2005]
Cheat Sheet: Biometrics
Cheat Sheet Some unscrupulous criminals had cut off a poor pensioner's finger? Biometrics? Go on, explain what it is then. Think fingerprints, think iris scanning - as the name suggests, it relates to specific biological features... [20 Apr 2004]
10 headlines you won't read in 2004
News UK pensioner wins £10m on Netherlands State Lottery.turns out it's genuine Microsoft receives harshest possible EU penalty Apple calls Microsoft penalty 'too harsh' Record industry admits bad music not Kazaa to blame for... [24 Dec 2003]
Record industry targets next 204 victims
News A Boston pensioner, accused of offering hardcore rap songs for download through the Kazaa service, was dropped from the lawsuit lists after it emerged she actually used a Macintosh computer, which did not support Kazaa. [20 Oct 2003]
The Weekly Round-Up: 26.09.03
Round-Up Boston pensioner Sarah Ward was accused of downloading music from the back-catalogue of US Gangsta rapper Busta Rhymes.not normally known for his geriatric appeal. The Round-Up is now off to vibe with Boston... [26 Sep 2003]
Boston pensioner mistakenly targeted in file-swap swoop
News The trade association confirmed Wednesday that it had withdrawn its suit against Boston-area pensioner Sarah Ward, who claimed that she could not possibly have been involved in the file-swapping incident attributed to her. [25 Sep 2003]
ID theft - very 21st century, very serious
Comment The strange case of Derek Bond - the hapless British pensioner wrongly detained in a South African police cell under suspicion of being a 'most wanted' US con-artist - has brought the concept of ID theft to a wide audience. [26 Feb 2003]
Nigerian shot dead in email scam row
News A Czech pensioner has been arrested and charged with the murder of a Nigerian diplomat after being left out of pocket by the notorious Nigerian money scam. The 72-year old man fell for the email scam, which invites... [20 Feb 2003]
Want to know how much GE's Jack Welch spends each month?
News The court papers filed as part of the divorce proceedings also reveal that as a pensioner he receives $1,500 in social security. Jack Welch, the much-vaunted former chief exec of General Electric, manages to spend around... [01 Nov 2002]
Segway's uphill battle in California
News Pensioner groups in California already oppose permitting people to ride Segways or similar devices on pavements. California's local governments will be allowed to regulate electric personal mobility devices, such as the... [03 Oct 2002]
British pensioner still suffering for free speech
News A UK pensioner is still stuck in US prison after refusing to remove slanderous statements from his website which referred to a retirement home that threw him out on the streets. Paul Trummel, a 70-year-old man who moved... [07 Jun 2002]
Brown's Budget: Share and share alike
Comment And on the face of it, the chancellor has gone some way to address the demands of the IT industry. When silicon.com spoke to influential high-tech industry figures before the budget, they highlighted ecommerce tax breaks, the scrapping... [08 Mar 2001]
Silly season and a close online shave
Comment The vendors, based in Ireland, told Holmes that it was cut from Charles and Diana's wedding cake and was given to a Royal British Legion pensioner as part of the marriage celebrations. It means there's still three weeks... [31 Aug 2000]
The millennium bug: what the public really thinks
Comment One 81 year old Chelsea Pensioner has a fool-proof way to deal with potential ATM problems. Perhaps the most level-headed advice came from the 81 year old Chelsea Pensioner. Huge celebrations or complete... [12 Dec 1999]
