Regulation

Twitter Faces Protest Over Censorship Move

Users are protesting at Twitter's decision to censor content in certain countries in line with local laws

12 years ago

Atos Signs a Five Year Deal with the Department of Health

The company behind controversial Work Capability Assessment will continue working for the NHS

12 years ago

London 2012 Launches Get Ahead Of The Games Website

New website will highlight potential congestion flashpoints and advice for changing transport arrangements during Olympics

12 years ago

Dutch ISPs Refuse To Block The Pirate Bay

KPN and T-Mobile say that censorship should only be used as a ''drastic measure'

12 years ago

Midlothian Council Fined £140,000 for Data Breach

Council sent information to the wrong people five times in six months

12 years ago

US Politicians Challenge Google Privacy Policy Change

Members of the US Congress are questioning Google over sweeping changes in how it handles user privacy

12 years ago

FBI Seeking ‘Minority Report’ Crime Prediction Software

The FBI is seeking to develop software to scan Twitter and Facebook for 'emerging threats'

12 years ago

BlackBerry: From Police Tool To Looters’ Toy?

The UK police's BlackBerry project has been criticised, but is kicking BlackBerry just this year's fashion, asks Peter Judge

12 years ago

MEP Appointed To Scrutinise ACTA Resigns In Disgust

A key MEP protests the ACTA copyright treaty which could become European law in June

12 years ago

Twitter Can Now Censor Tweets In Individual Countries

Twitter says it must block tweets to grow internationally, but promises to clearly mark when it does so

12 years ago

US Security Chief Calls EU 24-Hour Data Breach Notification Rule ‘Unworkable’

AT&T's chief privacy officer says the 24-hour deadline would force companies to notify all customers rather than just those affected

12 years ago

Government Catapult To Slingshot Business Into Digital Age

Vince Cable has announced the Connected Digital Economy Catapult to encourage digital technology adoption by UK businesses

12 years ago

Government Readies Shorter G-Cloud Contracts

The Government will offer G-Cloud supplier shorter contracts whilst pushing open standards

12 years ago

Switch Off pcAnywhere Immediately To Avoid Security Risk Says Symantec

Symantec warns older versions of pcAnywhere are at "increased risk" following theft of source code

12 years ago

Anonymous Attacks Polish Websites For ACTA Support

Street protests and online hacking has hit Poland over its support for the controversial ACTA copyright agreement

12 years ago

Kroes Promises EU Cloud Strategy – Based On Angry Birds?

EU Internet Champion Neelie Kroes wants to unify regulations across Europe's states, so we can all play nicely

12 years ago

Google Faces Concerns Over Privacy Changes

Google is to unify its privacy policies across its online product portfolio, but some are worried by the move

12 years ago

Criticisms Gather Over EU Data Protection Proposals

The EU's Viviane Reding has announced a 'right to be forgotten' and large fines but missed the security issues, say…

12 years ago

Smart Meters Offer Best Hope Of Cutting Energy Use

IT applied to home energy use just might bring down our emissions, says Pilgrim Beart of AlertMe

12 years ago

O2’s Customer Phone Number Leakage: A Cock-Up?

O2 users' numbers are given to every site they visit. Security experts suspect a mistake, not malice

12 years ago

Apple Loses Dutch Samsung Galaxy Tab Ban Appeal

A Dutch Court rules that the design of the Samsung Galaxy Tab is sufficiently different from Apple's iPad

12 years ago

TfL To Announce London Tube Wi-Fi Provider This Spring

Winner will provide data services to 120 London Underground stations in time for the Olympic Games

12 years ago

HP Settles Exploding Batteries Claim With £272,000 Penalty

HP settles over claims it knowingly sold batteries which could overheat and put users at risk

12 years ago

Ofcom Borrows Military Spectrum For Olympics

The Ministry of Defence, and other agencies will all surrender spectrum to help meet demand during the Olympic Games

12 years ago

The Cloud Will Squeeze The Middle Men, Says IBM

Organisations moving to shared clouds may route round large service providers, an IBM White Paper implies

12 years ago

Andy Nelson To Take Over As Government CIO

Nelson will take over from Joe Harley at the end of March, while continuing in his role as CIO for…

12 years ago

Megaupload Reveals The Need For User-Based Internet Legislation

Every cloud has a sinister lining or so the closure of MegaUpload and TV-Shack appears to indicate, writes Eric Doyle

12 years ago

Virgin Media Carries Out 4G Trial in Oxford Street

Virgin Media could bid for spectrum in 4G auction following private tests in the heart of London's West End

12 years ago

Filesonic Puts The Brakes on File Sharing Service

The ramifcations of the MegaUpload shutdown continue to be felt as Filesonic disables file sharing and its reward programme

12 years ago

If MegaUpload Can Be Closed, Why Did We Need SOPA?

The MegaUpload case shows the US government can already enforce its copyright abroad. The world is asking why SOPA was…

12 years ago