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Austrian politician joins the anti-patent movement
News A senior Austrian MEP, who is a speaker on economic policy for the ruling political party in Austria and the vice-president of the largest political group in the European Parliament, spoke out against software patents to the Austrian Minister of...
[November 24, 2004, 11:50]
Politician issues Carnivore warning
News US House of Representatives majority leader Dick Armey sent a letter on Thursday to the US Attorney General John Ashcroft to express concern that the FBI's use of a controversial e-mail surveillance technology could violate the Constitution.
[June 15, 2001, 8:24]
Politician slams broadband uncertainty
News A senior Conservative MP has criticised BT's policy of suspending ADSL rollout until it sees evidence of sufficient demand for broadband in rural areas, and demanded that the government provides more financial assistance to the telecommunications...
[January 18, 2002, 16:47]
Let studios hack P2P networks, says US politician
News A California congressman is preparing a bill that would let copyright owners, such as record labels or movie studios, launch high-tech attacks against file-swapping networks where their wares are traded.
[June 26, 2002, 12:00]
Google accused of profiting from child porn
News Toback, the politician backing the action, describes himself in his biography on Nassau County's Web site as a "quality of life guy" who has focused on legislation promoting open space and recreational areas.
[May 8, 2006, 10:45]
Political cybersquatting scores a win
News The panel finds that the protection of an individual politician's name, no matter how famous, is outside the scope of the policy since it is not connected with commercial exploitation," according to the WIPO ruling issued earlier this month.
[April 30, 2002, 10:11]
Zhirinovsky: 'I'll celebrate by hacking'
News Russia's maverick politician Vladimir Zhirinovsky, whose ultra-nationalist bloc looks set to do well in a parliamentary election, said on Monday he would celebrate by hacking into Western computers. Zhirinovsky's bloc was running at more than eight...
[December 20, 1999, 9:36]
Chris Patten: Politicians have no grasp of technology
News Former Tory politician Chris Patten has said that a fundamental lack of understanding in government is to blame for a rash of ill-thought-out technology projects and related legislation in recent years.
[October 26, 2006, 16:40]
Fiorina says pay no heed to Hewlett
News Sounding like a politician on the eve of an election, Hewlett-Packard chief executive Carly Fiorina jabbed at board member Walter Hewlett and urged shareholders on Wednesday to "focus on the reality of the industry" when considering the proposed...
[February 28, 2002, 6:31]
India's IT firms urged to look to UK
News E-commerce minister Stephen Timms is set to become the latest UK politician to urge Indian tech firms to invest in Britain. Timms will open the British stand at Bangalore IT.com -- Asia's largest IT trade fair -- next week.
[October 25, 2002, 16:23]
Malaysian minister warns that high CD prices fuel piracy
News Anti-piracy groups in Malaysia are upset at comments made by a politician blaming piracy on the recording industry itself, through its policy of charging high prices for CDs and DVDs. The refusal of recording companies to lower prices despite...
[June 3, 2003, 9:23]
MP slams 'confusion' of UK broadband strategy
News Confusion over the details of the government's broadband strategy is hampering the rollout of broadband in rural areas, according to a senior politician. Sir George Young, Conservative MP for North West Hampshire, believes that a lack of clear...
[January 13, 2003, 16:30]
Cliff Stanford: The maverick Internet pioneer
News That particular trait may have proved troublesome as he pleads guilty to unlawfully intercepting emails belonging to John Porter, son of disgraced former politician Dame Shirley of Westminster 'homes for votes' fame.
[September 16, 2005, 13:20]
Al Gore joins Apple board
News However, Gore's support of the Mac has not been unwavering, with the politician having said three years ago that he had switched from a Mac to a PC. Apple Computer on Wednesday named former Vice President Al Gore to its board of directors.
[March 20, 2003, 8:12]
Analysis: US lawmakers in Web-regulating frenzy
News Every week it seems, another state politician jumps into the fray with new Internet legislation, even though such laws often butt heads with the First Amendment or with federal interstate commerce laws.
[March 31, 1998, 7:00]
E-govt projects 'lack value'
News A politician would have decided that it would be a nice thing to have," he said. In the rush to put as many government services online in the quickest time possible, an important factor has been ignored: their value.
[August 27, 2003, 8:50]
Gateway CEO: Defender of downloads
News Throw in an opportunity for a grandstanding politician or two, and you have the makings of a grand donnybrook. If he finds himself dining at Spago anytime soon, Gateway chief executive Ted Waitt isn't likely to receive any bear hugs from the...
[May 29, 2002, 16:46]
Eye2Eye: ZDNet interviews the e-Minister, Part 1
News While it is obvious the e-Minister understands the issues and is a clear techno-enthusiast, the politician's mask, I found, is as hard to remove as BT's monopoly. When e-Minister Patricia Hewitt was appointed last July, Labour's Internet policy was...
[February 21, 2000, 9:51]
Cybercrime-fighting MP to step down
News But Allan has had enough of the busy life of a Westminster politician and will not be standing for re-election in May. The UK Parliament is set to lose one of its most tech-savvy politicians and IT champions at the forthcoming general election when...
[April 11, 2005, 10:45]
Irish developers protest against patents
News Irish politician Charlie McCreevy is the EU's Commissioner for Internal Markets, which is the European Commission body that is responsible for the directive. Three open source developer groups based in Ireland have written to Irish MEPs to urge...
[March 17, 2005, 17:20]
