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ID cards brought forward for some immigrants
News Privacy campaigner Guy Herbert, who is general secretary of the No2ID group, said on Wednesday that the government was already aware of the identity of the Tier 2 foreign nationals, making ID cards for this group superfluous.
[January 6, 2010, 14:37]
Police chief: DNA database should not be extended
News Currently everybody arrested in Britain has to provide DNA, and the government has been heavily criticised for retaining profiles of people not charged or found innocent. Campbell also defended the government's widely criticised proposal, included...
[January 6, 2010, 11:01]
Apple buys mobile ad firm Quattro Wireless
News Government regulatory bodies, however, may slow down that purchase. Mobile advertising company Quattro Wireless said on Tuesday that it has been acquired by Apple. The acquisition was confirmed in a blog post by Quattro chief executive Andy Miller...
[January 6, 2010, 10:14]
Tories to offer £1m to tap 'wisdom of crowds'
News The opposition party said on Wednesday that if it forms the next government, the public money will go to the designers of a technology platform which helps people come together in tackling problems such as government waste, designing a local...
[January 5, 2010, 10:25]
China says thousands arrested over web porn
News The Chinese government announced on Thursday last week that the sweeping effort resulted in 5,394 arrests and 4,186 criminal investigations, a fourfold increase over the previous year, according to Reuters; and those numbers could rise even higher.
[January 4, 2010, 8:26]
Financial Shock (Updated Edition) by Mark Zandi
Downloads Financial Shock (Updated Edition): Global Panic and Government Bailouts--How We Got Here and What Must Be Done to Fix Itby Mark ZandiIn Financial Shock, Mr. Barney Frank, Chairman, House Financial Services CommitteeBestselling book on the financial...
[January 4, 2010, 6:32]
Feng Shui, or, the Rudiments of Natural Science in China by Ernest J. Eitel
Downloads When it was proposed to erect a few telegraph poles, when the construction of a railway was urged upon the Chinese Government, when a mere tramway was suggested to utilize the coal-mines of the interior, Chinese officials would invariably make a...
[January 4, 2010, 6:07]
Federal Holidays
Downloads Great if you are a federal employee, contractor, or anyone who just needs to know when the post-office or government offices are closed.It has three sections, a countdown page to the next holiday, another page that lists all upcoming holidays, and...
[January 4, 2010, 5:56]
FBI Handbook
Downloads In no way do the FBI or any other US Government body endorse the republication of this public document.The FBI Handbook of Forensic Sciences is produced by the FBI Laboratory Division. FBI Handbook of Forensic Services.
[January 4, 2010, 5:51]
Raining on the cloud
Blog An entry on a personal blog by Mozilla Director of Community Development Asa Dotzler started an argument last year when Eric Schmidt pointed out that the Patriot Act means Google might have to disclose information it has about its users if the US...
[January 1, 2010, 20:20]
BT may take legal action over gov't broadband plans
News BT has said it may apply for a judicial review of government mobile broadband spectrum plans. The letter stated that should the government proposals go ahead in their current form, BT would seek a judicial review, as the company has "serious...
[December 29, 2009, 14:44]
How security will look in 10 years
Comment More government websites with transaction mechanisms will mean more attacks on citizens through phishing and man-in-the-middle attacks. There are a number of laudable UK government IT aims at the moment, one of which is to provide a government...
[December 29, 2009, 10:20]
FTC asks Google for more details on AdMob deal
News When Google first disclosed plans in early November to acquire AdMob, a leading provider of mobile advertising services, for $750m, it said it expected the federal government to take a closer look at the deal.
[December 24, 2009, 8:19]
Young Londoners next in line for ID cards
News The Conservative Party has pledged to abolish identity cards if elected to government. The Home Office has confirmed that it will make identity cards available to 16- to 24-year-olds in the capital early next year.
[December 23, 2009, 9:32]
Official Organizations Losing Data
Blog How many more government, health service, or military officials are going to lose pen drives, DVDs, USB hard disks and even entire computers putting vulnerable people at risk? Anecdotally, government officials and especially local council employees...
[December 22, 2009, 14:49]
BT promises super-fast broadband by Olympics
News BT is in talks with various organisations including community groups, regional development authorities and central government to provide more fibre for rural areas, the spokesperson said. BT has said it is ahead of schedule to roll out super-fast...
[December 22, 2009, 13:06]
New Zealand issues 4G spectrum
News New Zealand has made a push towards 4G network services, with its government confirming the initial frequency allocation from the old analogue TV spectrum. Some will go towards digital television, with the remainder for 4G networks and other new uses.
[December 22, 2009, 8:41]
Carmilla, by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
Downloads In 1847 he supported John Mitchell and Thomas Meagher in their campaign against the indifference of the Government to the Irish Famine. Carmillaby Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu"Carmilla" is a Gothic novella by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu.
[December 22, 2009, 0:07]
Carbon Footprint
Downloads The statistics that are generated are:1) Miles per gallon2) Dollars per gallon3) Dollars per mile4) Dollars per day5) Miles per day6) Gallons per day7) Projected Carbon Dioxide emissions per year8) Percent difference from average American CO2...
[December 21, 2009, 23:51]
Safe
Downloads In fact, 256-bit AES has been certified by NSA for government use and TOP SECRET information. Safe allows you to store and organize your sensitive data. Your information is protected with your password by using one of the strongest cryptography...
[December 21, 2009, 13:32]
