punishment
RSS punishmentApple puts Google on a leash over Latitude for iPhone
News So Apple forcing the company to make a web-based version of its own application is perhaps not exactly a punishment. Google on Thursday released a version of its Latitude mobile application for the iPhone. [27 Jul 2009]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: Baker's dozen - a lesson for broadband
Comment Bakers who didn't provide a full dozen items to buyers could be liable to severe punishment such as losing a hand on an executioner's chopping block. Compiled on KLM 1508 flying Norwich to Amsterdam and dispatched to... [11 Jun 2009]
Teen Twitter worm writer lands job in IT
News Asked earlier in the week about the prosecution scenario for Mooney, Jennifer Granick, an attorney with the Electronic Frontier Foundation, said in an email: "If he's 17, he will not be federally prosecuted and the sentencing, should he... [20 Apr 2009]
Microsoft asks laid off employees to pay cash back
News The letter failed to provide an explanation for the accounting error but did manage to add a veiled threat of monetary punishment if the money wasn't repaid in the form of a tax impact. Microsoft says it made an... [23 Feb 2009]
Nasa hacker wins judicial review
News Todner said the review was granted on the grounds that the extradition may breach Article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights, which states that no-one shall be subjected to "inhuman or degrading treatment or... [23 Jan 2009]
Naked CIO: Should techies be paid for achievement?
Comment The important thing to be cautious of is creating a penal system where money is used as a punishment as opposed to an incentive. This week the Naked CIO tackles the issue of how to motivate techies and reward them for... [10 Nov 2008]
Outsourcing: Not just about cutting costs?
News In return, providers are given greater freedom to innovate in service delivery and even business strategy, with more emphasis on rewards rather than punishment to drive them forward. Global outsourcing has moved past... [12 May 2008]
eBay warns of Romanian phishing threat
News Mark Lee, trust and safety manager for eBay UK, blamed the fact there was "no fear of real punishment" in the countries and highlighted the particular scale of the problem in Romania. Along with Romania, China and Russia... [10 Mar 2008]
Laptop theft breaks data protection law
News Skipton Financial Services (SFS) has been found to have been in breach of the Data Protection Act by the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) - but has escaped without any punishment. This contrasts sharply with... [21 Feb 2008]
Poll: Execs should be jailed for data loss
News That's the view of more than a third (35 per cent) of readers who took part in the latest silicon.com poll and who believe the punishment for data loss should be much more serious. The next most popular... [14 Feb 2008]
Glasgow: Crackdown on software piracy hotspot
News Hundreds of businesses in the city escaped punishment during a 30-day amnesty last November on unlicensed software by the Business Software Alliance (BSA), an anti-software-piracy group. Security from A to Z [07 Feb 2008]
ICO: Make 'reckless' data loss an offence
News Currently] there is no effective punishment or deterrent available for those who knowingly or recklessly disregard the requirements of data-protection law in a way that causes a significant risk of harm. [31 Jan 2008]
Fall in drivers flouting mobile phone ban
News The punishment for being caught driving while using a mobile doubled from £30 to a £60 fixed penalty fine and three points on the driving licence in February this year. The number of motorists flouting the law by talking... [04 Dec 2007]
MiFID - will the banks be ready in time?
News But he agreed that it's still unclear who will enforce punishment for non-compliance. MiFID investment banking regulations come into force, it is still unclear how prepared banks are - and what will happen to those that... [03 Oct 2007]
Escape the data management minefield
Comment This punishment serves as a stark reminder to organisations in all sectors to be extremely careful about how they deal with data security breaches and to have stringent processes in place to ensure that data is as secure... [13 Sep 2007]
