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Phorm attacks critics over 'illegality' claims

...secret trial on its customers — says the Foundation for Information Policy Research (FIPR) is wrong to say the use of Phorm's technologies constituted unlawful... Read more

10 April, 2008 by David Meyer
BT to begin third Phorm trial

BT to begin third Phorm trial

...Act. One opponent of the trials, the Foundation for Information Policy Research (FIPR) thinktank, still has legal concerns about the upcoming trial. Richard Clayton, FIPR... Read more

29 September, 2008 by Tom Espiner

Thinktank: Phorm a 'green light for lawbreaking'

...advertising system that may be illegal. The Foundation for Information Policy Research (FIPR) said on Sunday that it hoped the Information Commissioner would "reconsider what... Read more

7 April, 2008 by David Meyer

Police want power to seize encryption keys

...used. The meeting was organised by the Foundation for Information Policy Research (FIPR). Caspar Bowden, a former director of the FIPR who led the fight... Read more

15 August, 2006 by Graeme Wearden

Group warns of Europe's 'DMCA on steroids'

...CDR), Cyber-Rights & Cyber-Liberties, and the Foundation for Information Policy Research (FIPR), as well as organisations from Portugal, Belgium, France, Italy, Switzerland, Austria, the... Read more

11 August, 2003 by Matthew Broersma

Copyright directive 'will stifle EU competition'

...handing excessive power to large corporations. The Foundation for Information Policy Research (FIPR), a British Internet policy think tank, believes the proposition would have serious... Read more

5 August, 2003 by Munir Kotadia

NHS patient data 'insecure', says group

...access to patient information every year. The Foundation for Information Policy Research (FIPR), a non-profit group, argued that the NHS' patient-data strategy is... Read more

5 February, 2003 by Matthew Broersma

Zimmerman joins UK think tank

...by some organisations as a civil-rights champion. In a statement, the FIPR said Zimmerman will bring "invaluable experience and contacts" to the FIPR. Ian... Read more

16 September, 2002 by Matt Loney

Privacy groups take efforts to European level

...EU member states. In the UK, the Foundation for Information Policy Research (FIPR) and Privacy International will work with EDRi. The other founding groups are... Read more

13 June, 2002 by Matthew Broersma

IT think tank opens doors to supporters

IT think tank the Foundation for Information Policy Research (FIPR) is launching an effort to draw more support from the IT community... Read more

27 March, 2002 by Matt Loney

Lords to consider data retention objections

...Bill that have been tabled by the Foundation for Information Policy Research (FIPR) -- a non-governmental think tank that opposes the retention of communications data... Read more

30 November, 2001 by Wendy McAuliffe

'Terrorist' traffic data to be used against minor criminals

...person's private life" according to the Foundation for Information Policy Research (FIPR) think tank. "The rubric for the retained data is that it will... Read more

7 November, 2001 by Wendy McAuliffe

A Year Ago: Think-tank brands Jam Echelon Day 'pointless'

...s most prominent Internet think-tank, The foundation for Information Policy Research (FIPR), has branded a plan to overload an international email monitoring system as... Read more

12 October, 2000 by Will Knight

Pressure grows on government to scrap snooping bill

...the Lords next week. Head of the Foundation for Information Policy Research (FIPR) Caspar Bowden is hopeful that with mounting Conservative and Lib Dem opposition... Read more

7 June, 2000 by Jane Wakefield

RIP Bill comes under fresh attack

...organisation, and government policy think-tank the Foundation for Information Policy Research (FIPR). It will be released at a London convention on computer-related liberties... Read more

22 March, 2000 by Will Knight

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Jack Schofield

@apexwm Have you considered either (a) reading the story above or (b) reading the PDF? There are answers in both.

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@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...

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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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