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ISPs spell out true cost of data retention

...have to search for a particular piece of data," said de Stempel. Clive Feather, an Internet expert at ISP Thus who also gave evidence, said... Read more

12 December, 2002 by Matt Loney

Law may be updated to cover DoS attacks

...crime congress on Monday. Some in the industry disagree, though. According to Clive Feather, Internet expert at Thus, an urgent review of the law is... Read more

11 December, 2002 by Graeme Wearden

ISPs, telcos and police voice fears over data retention cost

...of costs. The directive says 'Article 10 — Costs. Deleted'," said Internet expert Clive Feather, speaking at the Internet Service Providers Association (ISPA) Annual Parliamentary Advisory... Read more

13 January, 2006 by Tom Espiner

Data retention: Who's watching you?

...APIG chairman Richard Allan, Liberal MP for Sheffield Hallam, Thus Internet expert Clive Feather said: "We're already starting to get people queuing up for... Read more

13 December, 2002 by Matt Loney

Snooping laws caught in catch-22

...want data access for agencies (other than police) to be repealed," said Clive Feather, Internet expert at Thus. Feather said it is essential that anybody... Read more

13 December, 2002 by Matt Loney

Big Brother Awards nominees plumb new depths

...he resigned because the IWF is "not prepared to listen to criticism." Clive Feather, an ISP representative, resigned in December citing similar complaints. Explaining his... Read more

25 February, 2002 by Matt Loney

Resignation rush threatens Internet watchdog

...five-year contract. A document leaked to ZDNet UK News reveals that Clive Feather notified the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) of his decision to quit... Read more

8 January, 2002 by Wendy McAuliffe

Chatroom Danger: The role of the Internet Watch Foundation

The IWF claims to be attempting to "protect children from sexual abuse". How effective is the organisation? WARNING: this article contains strong and sexually explicit language Read more

15 March, 2001 by Jane Wakefield

Chatroom Danger: Opinion - when online chat leads to the Crying Rooms

Richard Barry's last opinion piece for ZDNet (he is moving on after three years at the ZDNN helm) is an impassioned plea... Read more

15 March, 2001 by Richard Barry

Web watchdog hit by executive walkout

...of deputy CEO Ruth Dixon recently and the resignation of vice-chairman Clive Feather at the end of last year. The IWF was formed in... Read more

15 February, 2002 by Joey Gardiner

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