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Google wants website-blocking debate opened to public

...government has instigated," Google UK regulatory chief Sarah Hunter said at a Westminster Media Forum on Wednesday. "We've said from the outside that this... Read more

6 July, 2011

Virgin Media: Spotify deal will bring down piracy

...are more inclined to buy it," Rogerson told ZDNet UK at a Westminster Media Forum on Wednesday. "In Sweden, [Spotify has] had a real impact... Read more

6 July, 2011 by David Meyer

Data Protection Act loophole risks sensitive data

...adviser for Microsoft's worldwide technology office, who was speaking at a Westminster Media Forum Keynote Seminar on social media and online privacy in London... Read more

24 March, 2011 by Natasha Lomas

Anonymity loophole puts UK data at risk

...adviser for Microsoft's worldwide technology office, who was speaking at a Westminster Media Forum Keynote Seminar on social media and online privacy in London... Read more

23 March, 2011 by Natasha Lomas

ITU head: Cyberwar could be 'worse than tsunami'

...have to avoid it," he added. Hamadoun Touré, pictured speaking at a Westminster Media Forum earlier on Thursday. Photo credit: David Meyer In 2007, Estonia... Read more

3 September, 2010 by David Meyer

Carter attacks coalition over 2Mbps delay

...per-second universal service commitment from 2012 to 2015. Speaking at a Westminster Media Forum on Thursday, Carter — a former head of Ofcom — also lamented... Read more

2 September, 2010 by David Meyer

UK still lags in broadband extensiveness

...all the G7 industrialised nations, e-commerce minister Stephen Timms told the Westminster Media Forum on Tuesday. However, Britain still languishes in 5th place when... Read more

21 May, 2003 by Graeme Wearden

Comms minister calls for universal broadband access

...government, a government minister has predicted. Speaking at a Westminster eForum and Westminster Media Forum Keynote Seminar on Digital Britain in London today, Lord Carter... Read more

15 January, 2009 by Natasha Lomas

Policing the web (or not)

...we? Should we? Well, just over a month ago, I attended a Westminster Media Forum (basically a talking shop involving government, regulators and industry) on... Read more

23 April, 2007

Revised online video rules attacked

...and ill-conceived as the Common Agricultural Policy," Woodward said at the Westminster Media Forum event on privacy convergence and content regulation. "Had it gone... Read more

14 March, 2007 by David Meyer

Government attacks EC's 'dangerous' online media plans

...while the content is still consumed here," said Woodward, speaking at a Westminster Media Forum seminar in London. "This is a good example of where... Read more

29 June, 2006 by Tom Espiner

Oftel urged to improve its broadband stats

...about new networks and access points," she added. At last month's Westminster Media Forum, concern was raised that it is often difficult for one... Read more

2 June, 2003 by Graeme Wearden

Broadband Britain booms with two million home users

...all the G7 industrialised nations, e-commerce minister Stephen Timms told the Westminster Media Forum on Tuesday. However, the rosy subscriber numbers do not tell... Read more

22 May, 2003 by Matthew Broersma

NTL hits back in 128Kbps broadband row

...director of regulatory affairs at NTL, claimed in a speech at a Westminster Media Forum event in London that this infighting over definitions was damaging... Read more

20 May, 2003 by Graeme Wearden

Broadband for all: A shot in the arm for egov

...egovernment, a government minister has predicted. Speaking at a Westminster eForum and Westminster Media Forum Keynote Seminar on Digital Britain in London today, Lord Stephen... Read more

14 January, 2009 by Natasha Lomas

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