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...is now being seen as being weak. In fact, the recent anti-
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MPs and senior figures from the security industry will meet in London today to discuss ways of bringing the Computer Misuse Act up to date Read more
29 April, 2004 by Munir KotadiaThe EU's anti-spam laws recently came into effect, but they are unlikely to make any difference at all because most spam comes from outside the EU. Instead, take the spam problem into your own hands and beat them at their own game Read more
12 December, 2003 by Munir Kotadia...file the first major industry lawsuits under the US' new federal anti-
An enquiry under the Freedom of Information Act has shown just who the UK government took advice from when drawing up its spam laws Read more
2 June, 2005 by Will SturgeonA landmark case in the US has seen a California man convicted for sending out spam, using unsecured wireless hot spots Read more
1 October, 2004 by Richard ShimAustralian's new spam legislation may trap legitimate businesses attempting to sell their products and services, say ISPs Read more
7 April, 2004 by Kristyn Maslog LevisApril will see Australian spammers hit by heavy penalties, under new legislation Read more
19 December, 2003 by ZDNet UKThe first federal law regulating spam in the US has been given final approval by Congress and is likely to be signed by President Bush before the end of the month Read more
9 December, 2003 by Declan McCullagh and Paul FestaThe legislation will fine businesses up to AU$1.1m a day for sending spam Read more
18 September, 2003 by James Pearce
Few people would dispute that around the world the first generation of anti-spam laws has been an unqualified failure.... Read more
6 July, 2004Companies who break Britain's anti-
...of speech based on content." (That bodes ill for California's anti-
...manager, and WYSIWYG HTML editing. And it helps you comply with anti-
Daniel Lin, the first person prosecuted under the 2004 US federal anti-
That we have :-) Retailers don't buy stuff to lie around in warehouses, particularly with fast moving technology products. If they didn't think...
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I think that we have been here before, shipments are not equal to sales. Correct?
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@191706> *their* own Mac Thank you for picking up the errant spelling :) @apexwm > Mac OS X for Intel machines is supposed to run in VirtualBox...
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Nice to see that Turing's idea of a general purpose computer doing once-hardware-powered tasks in software is now universal ;-) Mary
3 days ago by Simon Bisson and Mary Branscombe on Software with everythingseriously now. I've only bothered to read a small bit of the comments. do me and the rest of the world a favour. stop saying it does not work or...
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Leslie Satenstein : Where have you ever seen Mozilla even mention this? Firefox is the most popular browser in the GNU/Linux OS, so I don't see...
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Where is everyone? Online! Make project management more efficient with online... Read more
What is the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement? This ZDNet UK guide outlines the positions of its supporters and its critics, discusses what's new and how its ratification could affect the great copyright-versus-technology... Read more
This document describes in detail how HP Fortify on Demand works and what it can accomplish for companies seeking to test the security of their... Read more
