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Ban on drivers backed by mobile users
News But this doesn't have to mean a ban on all communication in cars as there are a number of technologies designed specifically with safety in mind. In August, the government proposed that people who are caught on their mobiles while driving should...
[October 1, 2002, 14:26]
Ban businesses as well
Talkback I agree as long as we ban any business from ever trading again, that has committed any wrong doing. It would be interesting to see how many members of FAST, RIAA, would be left trading.
[October 31, 2007, 11:35]
Ntl extends business ban on cable service
News Users are not allowed to use the cable modem service to run a business, but users claim ntl has now extended this ban to prohibit any activity the firm believes is related to business or commercial interests.
[March 28, 2001, 15:55]
BlackBerrys grounded by Whitehall data ban
News Government BlackBerry devices and PDAs have been grounded by the Whitehall-wide ban on the movement of unencrypted personal data. The devices have fallen foul of the department-wide ban imposed by cabinet secretary Sir Gus O'Donnell in the wake of...
[February 5, 2008, 8:13]
News Burst: Mobile mast ban expected Monday
News Kent County Council is expected on Monday to agree a complete ban on mobile phone masts on its land. The unprecedented move comes in response to last year's Stewart Report into mobile phones and health.
[January 22, 2001, 10:20]
A Year Ago: Airlines ban mobile phones, but why?
News But the agency supports the FCC ban "for reasons of potential interference," according to an FAA advisory. Some airlines also restrict cell-phone use on the ground, which isn't covered by the FCC ban, and which the FAA leaves to the airlines...
[October 6, 2000, 7:02]
Xbox hit by UK ad ban
News The ITC -- which has the power to ban adverts that it believes are unsuitable to be shown onscreen -- received 136 complaints about the advert, including some from recently bereaved viewers. The Independent Television Commission (ITC) has slammed...
[June 6, 2002, 11:59]
News Burst: Could employers ban personal email?
News The British Chamber of Commerce (BCC) has warned that employers may be forced to ban workers from sending personal emails to avoid legal liability in light of the draft code of practice from the Data Protection Commission.
[November 28, 2000, 12:42]
Getting Round The Google Keywords Ban
Blog Some UK businesses may find themselves hit by a new keywords ban on Google AdWords. If you’re one of the unlucky ones, you should perhaps use Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) to maintain Web site traffic levels.
[June 13, 2008, 9:08]
Qualcomm 3G phone ban to take effect
News Qualcomm is running out of options as a trade ban goes into effect that will prohibit the import into the US of any 3G handset using Qualcomm chips that have been found to infringe on patents owned by rival Broadcom.
[August 7, 2007, 10:52]
Adults win reprieve from Thai games ban
News From next month, gamers aged 18 and above will have to register with a mandatory age-check system to be excluded from the gaming ban. In Thailand, adults will be excluded from the online gaming curfew starting on 1 October, reported news daily The...
[September 8, 2003, 11:25]
Workplaces 'should ban camera phones'
News All companies, not just those handling highly sensitive materials, should ban employees and visitors bringing camera-enabled phones into the premises, according to an analyst. A clear policy of no camera-enabled phones -- just as there is a clear...
[October 22, 2003, 9:00]
T-Mobile reverses its VoIP ban
News T-Mobile has reversed its ban on voice over IP — but only for customers on premium contracts. But this week it changed its data tariffs — and in the process partly overturned the ban. Customers who ignore the ban will be warned, and could then see...
[October 6, 2006, 12:20]
Gov't laptop ban hits driving-agency performance
News The government ban on the movement of encrypted data triggered a performance slump at the UK's driving safety agency and forced it to temporarily revert from electronic to paper-based processes. The Vehicle and Operator Services Agency (Vosa) saw...
[April 7, 2008, 11:52]
Court upholds ban on DVD-cracking code
News The decision is a major win for copyright holders in general, but especially for the movie industry, which has been fighting to ban DeCSS from the Internet for about two years. A federal appeals court on Wednesday upheld an order that prohibits...
[November 29, 2001, 9:06]
Could employers ban personal email?
News The British Chamber of Commerce has warned that employers may ban workers from sending personal emails to avoid legal liability, in light of a draft code of practice from the Data Protection Commission.
[November 28, 2000, 15:49]
RoSPA calls for mobile driving ban
News The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) is calling for a ban on the use of mobile phones while driving, claiming that it is responsible for a number of fatalities. New York recently became the first US state to agree to a ban on...
[July 17, 2001, 12:30]
Pakistan lifts YouTube ban amid speculation
News Paksitan has lifted a ban it imposed on YouTube on Sunday, YouTube has said. The ban was reportedly imposed by the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority on Sunday in response both to a film preview by Dutch MP Geert Wilders, which some Muslims may...
[February 27, 2008, 12:55]
Camera-phone makers ban own products
News For Samsung, the ban applies to a host of businesses including semiconductor plants, as well as its digital media and telecommunications equipment production lines in Korea, reported Korean daily Chosun Ilbo.
[July 8, 2003, 9:33]
USC bucks growing MP3 ban
News In a move that bucks a nationwide trend, the University of Southern California (USC) will announce this week that it will not ban the use of the popular MP3 trading software, Napster. Paulson said he's sympathetic to Indiana University's bandwidth...
[February 29, 2000, 6:14]
