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Home Office meets social networks over blocking plans

Twitter, Facebook and RIM are meeting home secretary Theresa May to discuss government proposals to crack down on social networks in times of unrest Read more

25 August, 2011 by Tom Espiner

"Dull" IT lessons to be axed this autumn?

...IT curriculum in England's schools will be scrapped from September under government proposals to end "dull and demotivating" IT teaching. Education secretary Michael Gove... Read more

11 January, 2012 by Nick Heath

US backs strict intellectual-property rules in trade pact

...damages for copyright infringement is just one measure contained in leaked US government proposals for the intellectual property chapter of the agreement. The pact is... Read more

28 March, 2011 by Mahesh Sharma

Careless mobile talk costs lives, says government

...mobile phones while driving face being banned from the road under new government proposals Read more

20 August, 2002 by Jon Bernstein

Exclusive: Next-generation super ID card on the cards for 2012

...with a raft of new features - and even a free upgrade - under government proposals... The government is considering introducing a new generation of ID cards... Read more

17 March, 2010 by Nick Heath

Facebook attacks gov't web-monitoring plans

...global public policy Chris Kelly told ZDNet UK on Tuesday that the government proposals, which include monitoring social-networking sites, were excessive. "We think monitoring... Read more

24 March, 2009 by Tom Espiner

Privacy watchdog may get powers to raid

...UK's privacy watchdog could get new powers to raid organisations under government proposals to "sharpen its teeth". The government launched its consultation on the... Read more

18 July, 2008 by Nick Heath

Students refuse to be 'guinea pigs' for ID cards

Students have launched a stinging attack on UK government proposals to make young people "guinea pigs" for ID cards. Leaked Home... Read more

25 January, 2008 by Nick Heath

UK school curriculum goes online

Children will be watching more TV under government proposals for a digital curriculum. Educationalists says broadband will be crucial Read more

2 April, 2001 by Jane Wakefield

ISPs protest against plans to cut off illegal file-sharers

Opposition voiced against government proposals Opposition to government proposals to disconnect suspected illegal file-sharers from... Read more

7 September, 2009 by silicon.com staff

'Stupid' snooping plan slammed by former MI5 agent

Government proposals that would allow security forces to monitor and store all electronic... Read more

12 December, 2000 by Sonya Rabbitte

Home Office presses ahead with web interception

...for ISPs to be able to record web-communications traffic details. "The government proposals are technologically unfeasible. This plan [IMP] relies on Web 2.0... Read more

29 January, 2010 by Tom Espiner

BT may take legal action over gov't broadband plans

...and innovation in the mobile market." The letter stated that should the government proposals go ahead in their current form, BT would seek a judicial... Read more

29 December, 2009 by Tom Espiner

Gov't stands firm on web-monitoring plans

...are required to retain data relating to email and telephone conversations. The government proposals have been criticised by numerous IT experts as being technologically unfeasible... Read more

10 November, 2009 by Tom Espiner

Mandelson puts 'three strikes' internet plan in motion

...costly for ISPs and, ultimately for their customers, depending on how the government proposals were implemented. For example, ISPs may have to use deep packet... Read more

28 October, 2009 by Tom Espiner

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