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RSS terrorism anti-£24m: The cost of tracking your emails and phone calls
News Home Office policing and security minister, David Hanson, told Parliament last week that millions are now being spent to fund ISPs', telcos' and mobile operators' retention of communications data under the European Data Retention... [13 Jul 2009]
Gov't spends £18m on comms surveillance
News Grants for ISPs and telcos to store this information were made available both under section 106 of the Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001, and under Data Retention (EC Directive) Regulations 2007. [07 Aug 2008]
Why no united front on cyber crime?
Comment The threat of terrorism is soaking up funds badly needed to combat cyber crime. The threat of international and domestic terrorism sucks funds away from the fight against e-crime. And without the... [27 Feb 2008]
ID cards not about to be scrapped, says gov't
News The Sunday Mirror also reported that the prime minister plans to scrap the scheme altogether, due to cost and the advice that ID cards will be ineffectual against threats such as terrorism. A spokesman for NO2ID, an... [06 Nov 2007]
Dear silicon.com... modern malware, Vista sales, Bluetooth ads...
Comment As we saw with yesterday's announcments on phone records, this government wants to track and record every aspect of our lives, and hand it out to almost anyone who asks, all in the name of anti-terrorism... [04 Oct 2007]
The Weekly Round-Up: 23.03.07
Round-Up I would certainly not recommend travelling anywhere in London at the end of March, let alone large buildings - like Docklands conference halls which are a prime target for avian-flu ridden pigeons carrying Al Qaeda-manufactured dirty... [23 Mar 2007]
Nasa hacker fights extradition to the US
News A court ruled last year that the computer expert can be extradited to the US to face charges, despite McKinnon's fears of an indefinite imprisonment in Guantanamo Bay if tried under the US'... [14 Feb 2007]
'Tech industry must aid Al-Qaeda fight'
News He said: "Islamist terrorism embodies much of what threatens our security today. Speaking at an anti-terror technology conference in London, Reid said business must innovate and compete to stay "one step... [01 Nov 2006]
Leader: Why privacy vs terrorism is no easy battle
Leader It's easy to use such throwaway remarks: after all, what civil libertarian won't come off worse when he's accused of impeding a government crusade to halt terrorism? Europe's head of data protection - the EDPS - hit out... [20 Sep 2006]
Terrorism must not mean privacy breaches, says EU data guru
News Hustinx said in a statement: "It is a misconception that protection of privacy and personal data holds back the fight against terrorism and organised crime. The EU's data protection head has hit out at claims that... [20 Sep 2006]
US heading for online data retention law?
News Gonzales and FBI director Robert Mueller privately met with representatives of AOL, Comcast, Google, Microsoft and Verizon last week and said that ISP - and perhaps search engines - must retain data for two years to help with... [31 May 2006]
Ripa encryption keys clause to get the go-ahead?
News Under current anti-terrorism legislation, terrorist suspects now face up to five years for withholding keys. The UK government is preparing to give the police the authority to force organisations and... [18 May 2006]
NASA hacker fears Guantanamo imprisonment
News His defence has argued that he should not be extradited as he could be tried under America's tough anti-terrorism laws. The UK computer expert who faces extradition to America for hacking US military... [13 Apr 2006]
High-tech anti-terrorism centre unveiled
News The Counter-Terrorism Science and Technology Centre will lead the MoD's scientific response to terrorist threats and threats faced by the armed forces in areas of conflict overseas. The centre will co-ordinate and... [11 Apr 2006]
ID cards will be "snooper's paradise" say critics
News A leading peer tasked with reviewing the government's anti-terrorism laws has also backtracked on his initial support for ID cards, now saying they will be of "limited value" in fighting... [30 Jan 2006]
