act articles, videos, photos and opinions

Sort by Relevance | Date | Popularity
DEA anti-piracy measures delayed until 2014

DEA anti-piracy measures delayed until 2014

...The Digital Economy Act's anti-piracy measures have been delayed until 2014 at the earliest... Read more

26 April, 2012 by Rupert Goodwins

Ofcom set to lay out anti-piracy rules for ISPs

...copyright infringement, as the government pushes ahead with implementing the Digital Economy Act. After repeated delays, Ofcom's revised code of practice should arrive in... Read more

16 May, 2012 by Ben Woods

Ofcom: Digital Economy Act still needs clarity

...still complex issues that need to be resolved before the Digital Economy Act can be successfully enforced. Ofcom has said that there are still complex... Read more

20 October, 2011 by Ben Woods

ISPs denied Digital Economy Act appeal

...of the ISPs' claims in a judicial review of the Digital Economy Act, the Court of Appeal has said. TalkTalk and BT cannot appeal against... Read more

22 June, 2011 by Ben Woods

US renews Patriot Act despite surveillance concerns

...The US Congress has approved a four-year extension of the Patriot Act despite warnings from senators that the Justice Department has twisted the 2001... Read more

31 May, 2011 by Declan McCullagh

Data Protection Act loophole risks sensitive data

...A loophole in the UK's Data Protection Act has been putting the anonymity of sensitive data at risk for years... Read more

24 March, 2011 by Natasha Lomas

LSE report attacks Digital Economy Act ahead of review

...London School of Economics and Political Science have attacked the Digital Economy Act, just two days before the legislation faces a judicial review. The [act... Read more

22 March, 2011 by David Meyer

Government to overhaul Communications Act

...Jeremy Hunt has announced a radical government rethink of the 2003 Communications Act, which established Ofcom and through it current regulation of broadband, mobile telephony... Read more

20 January, 2011 by Matthew Broersma

Ofcom gives details of three-strikes process in draft code

...draft code is another extremely rushed process, forced by the Digital Economy Act's absurd timetables. – Jim Killock, Open Rights Group "Where a Wi-Fi... Read more

1 June, 2010 by David Meyer

BT and TalkTalk lose Digital Economy Act appeal

...BT and TalkTalk have lost yet another appeal against the Digital Economy Act. BT and TalkTalk have lost the latest in a string of court... Read more

6 March, 2012 by David Meyer
US politicians put SOPA on hold

US politicians put SOPA on hold

...The Stop Online Piracy Act has officially been put on hold by US lawmakers, it was announced... Read more

23 January, 2012 by Don Reisinger

Megaupload takedown shows need for fresh debate

...laws, but thanks to existing legislation, chiefly the US Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DCMA) and racketeering laws. Cue outrage from easily outraged hackers, who responded... Read more

21 January, 2012 by David Meyer

SOPA clause could outlaw Tor

...A little-noticed section of the Stop Online Piracy Act could make it illegal to distribute Tor and other software that can... Read more

22 December, 2011 by Declan McCullagh

Sopa piracy bill allows provision for IP blocking

...requirements in an earlier version of the bill. The Stop Online Piracy Act, or Sopa, says a network provider can be ordered to "prevent access... Read more

21 November, 2011 by Declan McCullagh

Websites employ pop-ups to protest piracy bill

...have resorted to pop-ups alerting users to the Stop Online Piracy Act being debated in Congress. Image credit: CNET News In honour of 'American... Read more

17 November, 2011 by Elinor Mills

Get ZDNet UK's daily newsletter

Enter your email address to sign up

ZDNet UK Live

debsmk

I have just changed mine to white they said 3 to 5 days

22 minutes ago by debsmk on Samsung Galaxy 'S3' delayed by special paint
Atangana

I would like a job for me and do good to their tackiness vellent my help I will do my best to help you mercie for all

1 hour ago by Atangana on UK's 15-year-old World Excel champion offered £100k job
BrownieBoy

Well done to IDC for producing a report that says using XP is a waste of money. Only 11 years too late with it is all....

2 hours ago by BrownieBoy on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
Jack Schofield

@Burn-IT ...which doesn't mean it isn't true ;-) I'll be interested if you can find any properly-researched, independent data from any of the...

3 hours ago by Jack Schofield on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
Burn-IT

As said, sponsored by Microsoft........

4 hours ago by Burn-IT on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
mrbigdong

@620W, I mine 1 BTC/daily for cost of 1.7eur, they naysayers regurgitate the rubbish they read as usual

4 hours ago by mrbigdong on A minor Bitcoin miner injury?
Mike Denton

If the link to the next section existed that would be awesome.... Guess I have to ask uncle google where it is

8 hours ago by Mike Denton via Facebook on Security on the farm: Accounts and permissions
minzhu

Don't blame CEO, they want RIM win. RIM has strange culture and self distruct political environment. In RIM if a new hired person figure out...

10 hours ago by minzhu on RIM CEO: Time to squash BlackBerry myths
Thomas Gellhaus

I've been very pleased with Mageia 2. My review went up on Sunday. My only issue is that my particular wireless printer hasn't been detected on...

13 hours ago by Thomas Gellhaus via Facebook on Scorecard - Linux Mint 13 and Mageia 2
knapper

That we have :-) Retailers don't buy stuff to lie around in warehouses, particularly with fast moving technology products. If they didn't think...

19 hours ago by knapper on Windows Phone, Android take bite out of BlackBerry
JohneKerr

I think that we have been here before, shipments are not equal to sales. Correct?

20 hours ago by JohneKerr on Windows Phone, Android take bite out of BlackBerry
Iain Sutherland

I received the notification of Mageia 2 being released on Saturday, was already running Mageia 1. After running the installation X came back up...

21 hours ago by Iain Sutherland via Facebook on Scorecard - Linux Mint 13 and Mageia 2
SoapyTablet

If ZTE have been selling below cost with the ZTE Blade / Orange San Francisco then given the current high street price of the Nokia Lumia 710, you...

1 day ago by SoapyTablet on Huawei, ZTE face EU 'illegal state subsidies' probe
Burn-IT

Yes it is basically down to "nobody in control understands IT, is willing to admit it, or allow decisions to be delegated". Lets get someone in who...

1 day ago by Burn-IT on 6 million wasted licences and £1,200 PCs: welcome to government IT
pjc158

So let me get this straight just because a consultant has oberved that mobile companies who get in trouble never recover, well we all might as well...

1 day ago by pjc158 on RIM to lay off 2,000 on 1 June, says report
Jake Rayson

@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...

1 day ago by Jake Rayson on xTreme Triple Booting: Linux, Mac & Windows
archerthom

I'm imagining Batman-style sonar imaging that will detect the cat and Lego bricks in the dark - I'm going to be disappointed aren't I?

1 day ago by archerthom on Indoor navigation coming to a mobile near you soon
unlockworldwide

May I quote Horace Dediu, who runs the consultancy Asmyco who has repeatedly observed that mobile phone companies that fall into loss – even once...

1 day ago by unlockworldwide on RIM to lay off 2,000 on 1 June, says report
NarayanaIyyappan

It is useful for their lifes,and also this matters are important for networking students.

1 day ago by NarayanaIyyappan on IPv6 security: Plan now and quiz vendors
DarkDown

yeah! all we want free software

1 day ago by DarkDown on Stallman: Free software battling for hearts and minds