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Data Security Standards Baffle Local Authorities
Blog Incidents involving a loss of sensitive personal data shows that UK local authorities are still struggling to build essential data security standards based on effective security frameworks, tools which remove the ‘human error’, and the continual...
[April 15, 2008, 14:59]
EU sets target for IPv6
Blog The European Commission wants a quarter of European industry, public authorities and households to use IPv6 by 2010. In the short term, businesses and public authorities might be tempted to try to squeeze their needs into the strait jacket of the...
[May 29, 2008, 12:53]
Hysterical security stories
Blog In a great blog post he shoots down the hysterical reactions by the authorities to reports of supposed "terrorist" attacks. Supposed counter-terrorist measures at airports, for example, are there so if there is an incident the airport authorities...
[November 1, 2007, 14:28]
Rupert Goodwins' Diary
Blog We have received a letter from Local Authorities Co-ordinating Body on Food and Trading Standards (LACOTS) - Environmental Focus Group, telling us That many of our Members are likely to be in breach of the EC's Packaging And Essential Requirements...
[July 31, 2001, 16:48]
Rupert Goodwins' Diary
Blog Much about the Cleanfeed Web filtering system seems unclear -- BT says that it actively decided not to record who fell foul of the blocker, but as it is legally required to pass information on all Web accesses to the authorities under RIPA, this...
[July 23, 2004, 18:00]
U.S. Clamps Down On Laptop Snoops
Blog It requires the authorities to seek a warrant, which makes it subject to judicial process. Customs and Border Protection authorities in examining laptops and other electronic devices. The U.S has got a new bill that guarantees travellers rights in...
[September 30, 2008, 11:46]
Local Googlement
Blog Sharing code across authorities would lower costs, improve the reliability of the code and possibly help ensure consistency of services across authorities. Google has launched an interesting marketing exercise aimed directly at local government in...
[August 12, 2009, 16:27]
The mutation of Europe's 'internet freedom' law
Blog Here's the original Amendment 138/46 (.pdf; see page 41), voted through by the European Parliament in May, but rejected by the Council of Telecoms Ministers: no restriction may be imposed on the fundamental rights and freedoms of end-users...
[November 5, 2009, 14:18]
Government web-monitoring plans on hold
Blog The plans would see Facebook, IM and gaming communications monitored, and the information made available to public authorities. Email and telephone records would also be made more available to public authorities, including local government.
[November 18, 2009, 16:39]
Teh Fluffy Kittez - 1 Forces Of Authoritarian Darkness - 0
Blog I don't believe the official reason given by the Pakistani authorities for banning YouTube - that it contained material offensive to Islam. In this case, I'm prepared to believe that YouTube had material critical of the Pakistani authorities, which...
[March 2, 2008, 20:31]
Nasa hacker to wait longer for prosecution decision
Blog He has never denied hacking the systems, but does deny causing extensive damage, as the US authorities allege. US prosecutors do not currently need to provide any prima facie evidence with regard to UK suspects to secure an extradition -- in effect...
[February 16, 2009, 12:46]
Finding your way with Chinese GPS
Blog Nature reports today that the Chinese authorities are cracking down on foreign researchers doing environmental monitoring in China. In short - you do it with permission, with a Chinese partner and to the benefit of the Chinese state, or you don't...
[February 20, 2008, 20:05]
South Korea plans to fingerprint visitors
Blog The South Korean authorities could fingerprint and photograph foreign visitors from 2012, the Korea Times reported on Tuesday. Barring diplomats and government operatives, all visitors over the age of 17 could have their fingerprints scanned and...
[November 3, 2009, 16:35]
Arrested al-Qaeda suspect has Cern links
Blog French authorities have arrested a man connected with Cern over suspected links to al-Qaeda. The 32-year-old man was arrested in the French town of Vienne on Thursday. The European Organization for Nuclear Research (Cern), near Geneva, is the...
[October 9, 2009, 17:34]
Government attitude to open source improving?
Blog Last year a Government project called Timely information to citizens was announced, which provided funding to local authorities for projects that gets information out to people faster and more efficiently.
[June 26, 2009, 12:28]
First virus writer arrested in Japan
Blog Japanese authorities are therefore prosecuting the alleged writer of a particular piece of code, and two others, as the code was allegedly distributed using unauthorised anime images. Under Japanese law writing malicious code isn't illegal...
[January 25, 2008, 16:55]
Nokia Siemens denies Iran web snoop
Blog Nokia Siemens has denied providing deep packet inspection capabilities to the Iranian authorities, following an article in the Wall Street Journal on Monday. The WSJ published the article which claimed Nokia Siemens had provided internet monitoring...
[June 22, 2009, 17:32]
The end of software patents?
Blog The open source community will be resting a bit easier - "abstract" patents, for business processes have been ruled out by the US authorities, at least for now. The US patent office rejected an application by one Bernard Bilski, for a business...
[November 5, 2008, 9:39]
Rebel hacker accused of spying on military faces ten years in jail
Blog Authorities in Turkey are seeking a ten year jail sentence for a man who has admitted he was a hacker working for the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), and is alleged to have planted spyware on x-rated websites.
[February 3, 2009, 17:47]
Google in the dock
Blog The Italian authorities took issue two years ago with a video that had been uploaded onto YouTube in which a teenager with Down's syndrome was mocked by fellow students. Two stories have come out this week about Google and European legal...
[February 3, 2009, 16:50]
