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MPs urge ISPs to take down terrorist material

...extremist material, as defined for the purposes of section 3 of the Terrorism Act 2006," the committee said in the report. "Many relevant websites are... Read more

6 February, 2012 by David Meyer

Police unit set up to combat terrorist websites

...of terrorism. The police gained the powers to do this in the Terrorism Act 2006. The team is part of a government scheme, announced by... Read more

2 February, 2010 by Matthew Broersma

Government's data retention back-pedal fails to impress

...Practice for Voluntary Retention of Communications Data, which is required under the Terrorism Act -- that appears to have drawn the most flak. Among the paper... Read more

11 March, 2003 by Matt Loney

US bill would treat all hackers as terrorists

...the US focussing on the digital world, condemned parts of the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) now in Congress, which would treat all computer trespass as... Read more

27 September, 2001 by Matthew Broersma

We're all (egg-wielding) terrorists now

...taps have been used for decades. One year later, along came the Terrorism Act 2001, and with it measures to ensure that every piece of... Read more

17 September, 2003 by Matt Loney

Hackers become terrorists under new law

...as terrorists under a UK law that came into force today. The Terrorism Act 2000 is designed to prevent dissident political groups from using the... Read more

19 February, 2001 by Will Knight
Digital duties, not rights, should shape our world

Digital duties, not rights, should shape our world

...Guardian, which published it on its website. Section 76 of the Counter-Terrorism Act 2008, which came into effect in February, makes it an offence... Read more

9 April, 2009 by Leader

It's time for the Government Misuse Act

...Powers (RIP) Act. This, alongside other legislative gems such as the Anti-Terrorism Act, the Data Protection Act and the Human Rights Act, has added... Read more

22 May, 2006 by Leader

UK terrorist trials to be aired on Web

...the Home Office providing information on people detained under the 2001 Anti-Terrorism Act. A DCA spokesperson told Government Computing News that the site -- known... Read more

6 July, 2004 by Kable

Privacy is reborn in the USA

...s approval. Huge portions of that bill, self-importantly titled the Combating Terrorism Act, eventually became part of the even more grandly named law called... Read more

1 August, 2003 by Declan McCullagh

MP wins Internet Hero award

...inquiry into the issue. Specifically, the issue centres on incompatibilities between the Terrorism Act, which contains measures that would force ISPs to retain all communications... Read more

21 February, 2003 by Matt Loney

UK government rejects key-escrow resurrection

...provisions contained in RIPA to mirror President Bush's proposed Mobilization Against Terrorism Act. "There is a healthy debate over the loss of freedom in... Read more

20 September, 2001 by Wendy McAuliffe

CBI demands action on cybercrime

...into someone else's computer and modifying data, while the recently updated Terrorism Act has expanded the definition of a terrorist to include actions that... Read more

29 August, 2001 by Graeme Wearden

Hacktivists launch virtual demo while streets blocked

...FTAA sites, they could have found themselves classified as terrorists under the Terrorism Act 2000, which came into force in the UK in Febraury. Mobbs... Read more

20 April, 2001 by Will Knight

Political hackers are modern freedom fighters

...UK legislation, designed to crack down on violent political extremists, the Anti-Terrorism Act 2000, has been criticised for introducing the concept of computer terrorism... Read more

8 March, 2001 by Will Knight

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