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eLENS: The Emergent Law Enforcement Network Security Initiative - Bridging the Gaps in eCrime Data Sharing
White Paper As the Internet provides the communication artery for government, commerce, and society, threats and crimes leveraging Internet infrastructure cannot be ignored; the effectiveness of legal proceedings must be increased;... [14 Jul 2009]
'Broken: E-crime policing in the UK'
News Michael is spearheading the creation of the Internet Crime Reduction Partnership (ICRP), a stakeholder group that will bring together industry, government, civil society and law... [15 Sep 2008]
Privacy chief fights UK-wide database
News Echoing concerns in the report, Thomas said in a statement: "There needs to be the fullest public debate about the justification for, and implications of, a specially created database - potentially accessible to a wide range of... [15 Jul 2008]
Terrorists turning to tech, warns gov't
News Law-enforcement and security agencies could then combine information about anomalous behaviour centred around that event. This would eventually enable law-enforcement... [04 Jul 2008]
Crime pays - and pays very well in cyberspace
Comment It's been five years since the first e-Crime Congress and this month leading figures from government, business, finance and law-enforcement will assemble in London once again, to explore, discuss - and... [07 Mar 2007]
Cheat Sheet: The Computer Misuse Act
Cheat Sheet Any law needs to be backed up with law enforcement - and that means resources. Section 35 of the Police and Justice Act deals with "making, supplying or obtaining articles for use in... [29 Nov 2006]
Has US online gambling had its chips?
News The Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act would clarify that federal law prohibits processing financial transactions related to "unlawful" online gambling. Net gambling "is a scourge on our... [12 Jul 2006]
Data protection watchdog blasts ID card database
News He also warns that the ID card data trail could easily be linked with other initiatives such as CCTV surveillance using automatic facial recognition, the use of automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) recording vehicle movements for... [28 Oct 2005]
Opinion: Corporate IT - you can help fight cyber crime
Comment One type of cyber crime that is increasingly receiving attention from law enforcement agencies is the counterfeiting of IT products. To tackle the problem, the Specialist Crime Directorate of the... [03 Oct 2005]
Euro data retention laws are inadequate and may be illegal
News Current EDPS Peter Hustinx, however, believes the measures now on the table are inadequate to fulfil their stated aim of helping law enforcement agencies to track down terrorists and may even contravene... [27 Sep 2005]
MPs move to ban "extreme" online pornography
News The consultation] will be to look at the scope of enforcement. The intention is to reduce the demand for such material and to send a clear message that it has no place in our society. The Home Office and... [30 Aug 2005]
Devil's Advocate: ID cards won't stop terrorists
Comment But there is no evidence that law enforcement have impeded the flow of drug money. Yet they are simultaneously believed to be capable of sophisticated financial and logistical organisation - and of... [12 Jul 2005]
ID Cards on Trial: A new silicon.com campaign
News Concerns have been raised by a wide range of bodies such as the British Medical Association, the CBI and the Law Society about the scope of ID cards and practical issues about their use and... [06 Jun 2005]
Leader: Online crime - new tools, old tricks
Leader It all serves to underscore the importance of law enforcement and computer security companies using their own imagination and powers of innovation to stay one step ahead of these ever-more-clever online... [26 May 2005]
'Bring crime fighting into the internet age'
News The European Information Society Group (EURIM) claims half of all crime - in financial terms - is committed using computers, either to plan, commit or process. EURIM's manifesto claims failure to crack down on cybercrime... [22 Mar 2005]
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