Regulation

ISPs’ Broadband Battle Threatens Vaizey’s Plans

ISPs are threatening to boycott the bidding process for super-fast broadband trials

13 years ago

ISPs Criticise BT Pole And Duct Sharing Charges

Some ISPs warn that the government's rural broadband push is in danger, because BT's prices are too high

13 years ago

Nearly Half UK Firms Want CRC Scheme Scrapped

UK businesses are calling for the government to scrap the its controversial carbon tax scheme

13 years ago

Google Looks To Buy Nortel’s Patent Portfolio

Google, needing patents to fend off intellectual property litigation, has bid £560 million for Nortel's portfolio

13 years ago

EC Urges More Action On Cyber-Defences

Member states must act swiftly to establish Computer Emergency Response Teams by next year

13 years ago

EFF Demands Better Search Privacy In Europe

The Electronic Frontier Foundation wants better EU protection for 'intimate' search records

13 years ago

Independent Internet Watchdog Proposed By ISPs

ISPs suggest an independent internet watchdog with the power to blacklist websites

13 years ago

DAFT Investigations, iPad Frypans: April Fools!

Pointy-fingered smartphone users, green-fingered data centre managers. April Fools, or true?

13 years ago

Monopolist Microsoft Complains About Google

If Microsoft wins its European antitrust case against Google, it won't be any moral victory, says Clint Boulton

13 years ago

Labour Government’s IT Record Faces Fresh Criticism

Previous Labour ministers are accused of ordering expensive IT projects to “sex up” their policies

13 years ago

Ofcom Demands Cut In BT Broadband Price

BT will have to cut its wholesale prices for phone lines and broadband, according to an Ofcom consultation

13 years ago

NASA Open Source Summit Offers Food For Thought

The US government needs to freshen up its IT apparatus and, with budgets being tight, open source looks like a…

13 years ago

EU Shuts Off Webmail After Another Cyber-Attack

The European Government was forced to shut off remote access to email during a five-day long cyber-attack

13 years ago

Government Startup Site Linked To Malvertisement

StartUp Britain website inadvertently served up a malware infested ad for fake anti-virus software

13 years ago

What’s The CBI’s Game With CRC?

The UK government doesn't understand green issues, says Peter Judge. But the self-seeking manipulators at the CBI could be just…

13 years ago

Government Cost-Cutting Plan Embraces Open Source

Cabinet minister Francis Maude says his new ICT strategy will save the government millions

13 years ago

CBI Calls For Scrapping Of ‘Untenable’ CRC Scheme

Rebates should be restored to the Carbon Reduction Commitment or the scheme scrapped, demands CBI

13 years ago

Gosling Will Boost Google’s Defence Against Oracle

Google's hiring of Java creator James Gosling in the midst of a legal brawl with Oracle over Java patent infringement…

13 years ago

Ministry of Justice Shifts To The Cloud

The Ministry of Justice is the second central government department to move to a cloud-based infrastructure

13 years ago

Birmingham Council Throws Data Warehouse At Fraudsters

Birmingham City Council has used data matching technology to catch £6.8m of false tax discounts

13 years ago

BT Music Download Service To Combat File-Sharing

BT has confirmed plans to launch a not-for-profit music download service for its customers

13 years ago

Census Threatened With Paper DoS Attack

Protesters have spotted that the census may be vulnerable, through its legacy paper support, says Peter Judge

13 years ago

PM Helps Launch ‘StartUp Britain’ Scheme For Entrepreneurs

The StartUp Britain initiative offers discounts on products and services for new UK businesses

13 years ago

HTTPS Bug Disrupts Secure Hotmail Service

Microsoft turned off HTTPS access for Hotmail in some countries, leaving emails open to interception

13 years ago

Lawyers Seek To Block Twitter Data Handover

Twitter's lawyers are trying to block US authorities from accessing personal data as part of a WikiLeaks probe

13 years ago

Facebook Traffic Routed Through China

Facebook traffic on some networks was routed through Chinese and Korean servers, raising privacy concerns

13 years ago

Budget Missed Incentives For IT Savings, Says Socitm

The Chancellor should have invested in local authorities to save more and reduce the economy's carbon footprint

13 years ago

Stallman: Only Victims Of Tyranny Should Use Facebook

Only victims of tyranny can justify use of Facebook says freedom activist Richard Stallman. He also spoke in favour of…

13 years ago

MPs Allowed Twitter And iPads In The Commons

Hand-held devices and tweeting will be allowed, but no tweet-driven debates in Parliament, says committee

13 years ago

EU Suffers ‘Serious’ Cyber Attack Ahead Of Summit

Malware has been blamed for an attack which led the European Commission to take itself off-Net

13 years ago