Government Backtracks On Encryption Enquiry
News The promise was made two weeks ago on the recommendation of the Better Regulation Taskforce (BRTF) -- an independent advisory body backed by the Cabinet Office -- following publication of its Regulating Cyberspace report last December.
[April 4, 2001, 6:25]
Election 2001: Tory Manifesto Embraces Freedom Of The Net
News Duncan is adamant that his party would accept the Better Regulation Taskforce's (BRTF) -- an independent advisory body backed by the Cabinet Office -- recommendation, and commission an independent investigation into the Act.
[May 22, 2001, 12:46]
Home Office Says 'no' To Cybercrime Figures
News The Home Office recently rejected a recommendation from the Better Regulation Taskforce (BRTF) to commission an independent enquiry into the effects of RIPA, which will give police and other authorities the power to intercept data transmitted over...
[April 20, 2001, 15:10]
Home Office Web Site Adopts Adult Rating
News The Home Office has endorsed the ICRA system in the Internet Crime Forum report Chat Wise, Street Wise, and the new taskforce led by Home Office minister Lord Bassam has included it in its recommendations for improving child safety online.
[May 4, 2001, 10:06]
Online Buyers Get New Rights
News In a report into e-commerce published just over one year ago, the UK's Better Regulation TaskForce -- an independent and unpaid body supported by a team of officials at the Cabinet Office -- identified the issue of trading across national...
[March 5, 2002, 6:31]
IWF Defers Newsgroup Policy Decision
News Within the quarterly meeting, the IWF board entered into an agreement that its policy should comply with the Human Rights Act and be tested by the better regulation taskforce, ensuring that the body is technologically neutral, transparent and...
[April 27, 2001, 16:05]
