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Halifax Net Share Dealing System Breached
News Consumers are extremely concerned about security," he says. We recently asked consumers what would stop them from carrying out financial transactions online.said they were worried about security. A spokesperson for the Financial Sevices Authority...
[November 29, 1999, 16:30]
Vista Rating Tool Is Tweaked
News If this thing is promoted to consumers, they should understand what its strengths and weaknesses are," the source said. The source added that the chipmaker applauds the notion of offering consumers a simpler system to understand PC performance, but...
[July 10, 2006, 10:10]
Web Sites Fail To Protect Privacy
News Consumers International, which represents 263 consumer organisations, says that hardly any Internet sites which collect personal data allow those users to decide whether they want their information passed on to a third party.
[January 25, 2001, 16:12]
UK Vents Spleen At Broadband Frustrations
News Broadband consumers in Cardiff are the most likely to become angered, according to the survey, while users in Bristol are the most dissatisfied with their service. The survey also found the most technology-savvy broadband consumers live in Brighton...
[January 28, 2008, 8:14]
Jane Wakefield: Oftel - Watchdog Or Lapdog?
News Sixteen years down the line I thought it was fair enough to go to Oftel and ask whether the watchdog is happy that BT has been acting in the consumers interests in relation to Internet services. In fact officials had to be consulted and word...
[September 29, 2000, 15:27]
Amazon Accused Of Breaking Data Protection Laws
News Retail giant Amazon.co.uk has been accused of violating data protection laws by sending private data on British consumers to its US headquarters Friday. The Data Protection Commissioner is however confident that the Safe Harbour Agreement, drawn up...
[September 19, 2000, 7:02]
A Little Arm-twisting Perhaps?
Talkback Despite the fact it has sold out everywhere, there is *massive* demand for it, and consumers *love* the hassle-free, virus-free, zombie-free and sexy-looking Linux OS, we have the remarkable assertion that a Windows XP version will magically get...
[March 13, 2008, 12:06]
Ofcom Embarks On VoIP Regulation
News ITSPA is wary that the detail of the new rules may have unfortunate implications for UK businesses and consumers. But the representative organisation for VoIP service providers was unhappy with Ofcom's move to strengthen regulation.
[March 29, 2007, 15:16]
Online Banks Under Legal Scrutiny
News While most banking security and privacy issues are surrounded by an extensive legal and regulatory framework, consumers are not always protected when it comes to online banks, say experts. If consumers feel their personal information is being...
[August 2, 2000, 10:10]
Timms: Next-gen Broadband Key To UK Economy
News There is also evidence that UK consumers are switching on to the issue of sluggish fat pipes. A recent uSwitch report found nearly four million broadband users are unhappy with the speed of their connection.
[November 28, 2007, 9:39]
Angry O2 Workers Disrupt AGM
News O2 has around 13 million customers in the UK, including business people and consumers. In a heated atmosphere, O2 board members were labelled "fat cats" by shareholding workers, who are unhappy that pay is being frozen for some employees while top...
[July 28, 2005, 13:15]
Microsoft Claims Latest Scalp In War On Counterfeit Software
News Michala Alexander, Microsoft head of anti-piracy, said: "We take our responsibility seriously to protect consumers and legitimate channel partners from counterfeit software. According to Microsoft, "it had received a number of complaints from...
[December 8, 2005, 16:50]
HP Backs Down On DVD+RW Offer
News While only a small number of consumers have complained to date, the finger-pointing and controversy won't win the DVD+RW camp any new friends in the ongoing, and increasingly heated, war over DVD standards.
[March 18, 2002, 11:59]
Ofcom Aims To Ease Broadband Migrations
News A particularly acute example of the difficulties that consumers can face when they are unable to get MACs was the recent withdrawal of broadband provider E7even from the consumer market," said Ofcom in its consultation.
[August 18, 2006, 16:45]
Windows 2000 Users Miss Out On IE7
News I consider that [an] acknowledgement by Microsoft that businesses and consumers will be using Windows 2000 until at least that time, however, come 2010 they will still be using IE 6 SP1 which will surely be obsolete by that time," said Garry.
[June 2, 2005, 14:35]
Broadcasters Revolt Against Spectrum Charges
News Broadcasters such as the BBC must currently transmit both analogue and digital versions of their output, using additional spectrum -- so making them pay for both might help them move consumers towards digital.
[June 19, 2002, 17:27]
Trouble In DSL's Broadband Paradise
News Digital Subscriber Line service, which promises to provide consumers with a path to broadband happiness, is proving it can be its own special kind of hell. GTE, Pacific Bell and numerous other smaller DSL retailers, such as InternetConnect, are...
[October 26, 1999, 13:44]
Oftel Forces BT To Co-mingle For ADSL
News An Oftel spokeswoman was unable to say whether the decision to allow co-mingling would help to force down the price of broadband, but she suggested that it would help operators to bring ADSL to consumers.
[October 11, 2001, 17:45]
Oftel Backs BT's DIY Broadband
News BT Wholesale will sell the product to Internet Service Providers for £25 per month -- compared to the current cost of £30 per month -- who will then offer it to consumers. Privately, BT is increasingly unhappy about being blamed for the low take-up...
[October 26, 2001, 7:30]
Apple Wants Music To Be DRM-free
News This is clearly the best alternative for consumers, and Apple would embrace it in a heartbeat. Jason Reindorp, marketing director for Microsoft's Zune unit, said that Jobs' call for the "abolition" of DRM without any apparent consideration of the...
[February 7, 2007, 10:15]
