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US government to let Icann go, reports say
Blog The ties between Icann and the US government have long been a sticking point for many other countries, who are pushing for a true internationalisation of the internet. In July, the European Commission called for the US government to let Icann...
[September 29, 2009, 17:23]
US government censors Wikipedia?
Blog The US Government has been accused of meddling with Wikipedia entries. According to an article in
[December 13, 2007, 14:21]
Should The US government bail out American corporations?
Blog Should The US government bail out American corporations? The US Government should bail out all corporations large and small is that right? If the government decides to bail them out if should be at a cost (like shares in the company) where the...
[September 15, 2008, 10:03]
ICANN wants independence from US govt
Blog ICANN, the body that oversees the world's domain registries and internet policy, has formally asked the US government to let it be transferred to the private sector [.pdf alert]. It was originally set up by the US government in 1998, but its joint...
[January 25, 2008, 10:02]
Feds take DDoS in their stride
Blog The US Department of Homeland Security has said that a series of distributed denial-of-service attacks began on US government networks on 4 July. The Treasury Department, a part of the Secret Service site, the Federal Trade Commission, and the...
[July 8, 2009, 18:18]
Homeland Security gives cyber 'early warning system' details
Blog Speaking at a press conference given after a keynote speech at the RSA Conference in San Francisco, Chertoff said the US government was "making an offer to share [more] information with business. Information Sharing and Analysis Centres share...
[April 8, 2008, 22:35]
Rupert Goodwins' Diary
Blog The US government is bent on tracking down and disposing of those responsible for the terrorist attacks of last week - and who would have it any other way? In the past, the government has agreed that arguments against uncrackable encryption did...
[September 24, 2001, 12:49]
UK, US, Russia, China - surveillance blackspots
Blog Meanwhile, the Washington Post is reporting that US federal government will soon offer its citizens an RFID enabled identity card that can be read at a distance of 20 feet, for those who frequently cross borders.
[January 2, 2008, 17:32]
Rupert Goodwins' Diary -- Guaranteed MS Free!
Blog And, truth to tell, the Home Office, the NSA, GCHQ and everyone else in government from Blair and Bush to the Bognor Regis Town Council, would love to be able to buy in that sort of system to keep tabs on all us untrustworthy peons.
[October 26, 2001, 18:00]
UK trailing USA in adoption of open source defence technology
Blog That said, the exacting standards needed to meet the governance, retention and compliance strategies of US federal agencies and government is no small matter. Perhaps the increasing adoption of open source in the commercial enterprise space will...
[October 19, 2009, 8:28]
Thursday
Blog Yes, the US Government is commissioning millions of American workers as spies to report on 'unusual or suspicious activity', confidentially and with no chance of comeback. Let's not forget: despite the constitutional safeguards, an American citizen...
[July 26, 2002, 14:40]
Labour MP to step down over Nasa hacker
Blog Labour MP Andrew MacKinlay will not run at the next election after becoming disillusioned with the government over the extradition of Nasa hacker Gary McKinnon. MacKinlay, who himself voted for a review of the law, blamed the influence of...
[July 27, 2009, 17:25]
IBM anti-trust probe proves the mainframe matters
Blog So the US government decided that IBM had too much power and started an anti-trust investigation that lasted over 10 years but was eventually dismissed in 1982. According to one story, law professor Robert Lande reckons that this means the...
[October 9, 2009, 12:03]
McKinnon judicial review application on Tuesday
Blog This fiasco is due to the imbalance in the UK/US extradition laws and buck-passing within government. Someone at the highest levels of government must now take responsibility and say enough is enough," Styler continued.
[July 13, 2009, 17:26]
Obama talks tech policy
Blog Obama said that US citizens will also be able to track federal grants, contracts, earmarks and lobbying contracts, and participate in government forums in real time. Then, in what some may see is a dig at Microsoft, Obama said that US government...
[November 5, 2008, 13:49]
Rupert Goodwins' Diary
Blog It's supposedly the US government standard AES, which is designed to be uncrackable by anyone other than, er, the US government -- and even they'll have problems. Monday 15/12/2003 There's an increasing buzz about voice over IP: not only are...
[December 19, 2003, 16:15]
Rupert Goodwins' Diary
Blog No other government seems to have this approach, but us and the USA are like peas in a pod. The top level of government want key escrow, everyone else says 'nonsense' and there's a degree of sulking on both sides.
[February 19, 1999, 19:18]
Rupert Goodwins' Diary
Blog The US has said pish and tush to that, as has the Greek government; as the Americans are habitually blamed for most things, we can probably discount this. Nor has the task of investigation been made any easier by Voda's action in tearing out all...
[February 10, 2006, 16:50]
HM Govt vs The LSE, Round XII!
Blog At an initial meeting, they were unable to provide a representative with sufficient technical expertise to discuss their report in adequate detail," the government claims, no doubt thinking of their own leading IT boffins behind the scheme, like...
[October 23, 2006, 16:25]
Rupert Goodwins' Diary
Blog They liked this argument so much, in fact, they've got a bill going through the legislature insisting that government departments and people who do business with them should use open-source software. Letters have been sent, Bill Gates has been...
[August 5, 2002, 11:18]
