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Most UK Web Sites Break Accessibility Laws
News Most UK businesses are failing to meet the government legislation designed to make Web sites accessible to people with disabilities, according to new research. If most people are breaking a law it often means there is something wrong with the...
[March 23, 2004, 12:25]
Ex-cracker Slams UK Cybercrime Law
News Former UK computer cracker Herbless has hit out at government legislation designed to combat computer crime, claiming that it will do nothing to stop high-tech criminals. The RIP bill is an ill thought-out piece of legislation that will not affect...
[September 29, 2000, 11:10]
Researcher Slams Open-source Compulsion
News Legislation for open source is ridiculous," said Bruce McCabe, managing director of research firm S2 Intelligence. It's about education and not legislation," he told reporters at an IT conference in Brisbane.
[September 15, 2003, 10:10]
ISPs Face Renewed Threat Of File-sharing Laws
News But the Internet Service Providers' Association (ISPA) has hit back, warning the government that legislation could result "in cumbersome regulation". These limitations are balanced against past experience of legislation in this area which can...
[June 19, 2008, 8:55]
Nations Uniting For Open Source
News A recent global wave of legislation is compelling government agencies, and in some cases government-owned companies, to use open-source or free software unless proprietary software is the only feasible option.
[August 30, 2001, 8:30]
ID Cards Bill Back On The Table
News The UK government has reintroduced legislation paving the way for its biometric ID cards. The proposed legislation was dropped in the run up to the election but the bill is set to be reintroduced by Home Secretary Charles Clarke today.
[May 25, 2005, 15:25]
Green Laws Will Tackle Standby Appliances
News The UK government has welcomed EU legislation designed to clamp down on inefficient technology such as computers and household appliances that waste huge amounts of power when in standby mode. Environmental group Friends of the Earth (FOE) have...
[July 6, 2005, 16:30]
Australia To Ban Spam
News The federal government intends to introduce legislation later this year that will ban unsolicited commercial email, the minister for communications and information technology, senator Richard Alston announced today.
[July 23, 2003, 10:03]
Watchdog: HMRC Did Breach Data Laws
News The organisation responsible for administering the UK's data-protection legislation has said the government breached data laws when millions of records were stolen in the data debacle at HM Revenue & Customs.
[December 18, 2007, 13:54]
Demon Case: ISPA Moves To Defend ISPs
News The Internet Service Providers Association (ISPA) today warned government ministers and the DTI that "ill-prepared legislation" in the controversial Demon defamation will have far reaching implications for ISPs, users and the UK's e-commerce plans.
[March 29, 1999, 14:50]
A Year Ago: RIP Gets Roasting From Former Government Adviser
News The government's beleaguered Internet snooping bill looks shaky Monday as ex-government adviser and Institute of Directors' chief joins mounting criticism of the legislation. Accusing the government of "scoring an own goal" with the legislation...
[June 12, 2001, 6:28]
ID Cards Unveiled In Queen's Speech
News In the Queen's Speech the government also formally announced its intention to introduce legislation to establish the Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA), which has been compared to the FBI. Legislation for national ID cards and the UK's version...
[November 23, 2004, 14:40]
RIP Comes In For Roasting From Former Government Adviser
News The government's beleaguered Internet snooping bill looks shaky Monday as ex-government adviser and Institute of Directors' chief joins mounting criticism of the legislation. Accusing the government of "scoring an own goal" with the legislation...
[June 12, 2000, 11:58]
Home Secretary To Push Ahead With Data Retention Law
News Home Secretary Charles Clarke has acknowledged the fears of ISPs over new data retention legislation, and called for a continuing dialogue between government and industry to "understand the business point of view".
[January 11, 2006, 13:55]
Business Email May Escape Spam Crackdown
News Speaking at the Spam Summit at the House of Commons on Tuesday, e-commerce minister Stephen Timms said the government was still weighing up whether businesses should be treated differently from individual Internet users in the forthcoming...
[July 2, 2003, 13:52]
Government Power Over Cryptography Dented By Lords
News The RIP (Regulation of Investigatory Powers) Bill has become the government's most controversial pieces of Internet legislation. There is still time to pause and reflect before enacting legislation that may have irreversible consequences.
[July 14, 2000, 15:32]
Spam Surge 'turning Britain Into E-pariah'
News The government brought in legislation last year that made it illegal to send unsolicited commercial mail to a personal email account, but which gave no protection to business accounts. I believe that this legislation needs to be looked at again if...
[May 28, 2004, 17:05]
Peru Opens Arms To Open Source
News The legislation, which Peru's Congress approved in September, allows government agencies and schools to choose between proprietary software as well as open source alternatives. Alejandro Toledo, president of Peru, signed legislation this week that...
[October 24, 2005, 9:45]
2000 Roundup: Privacy Under Attack
News The government passed one of its most controversial pieces of surveillance legislation ever during 2000 while the FBI revealed its own online snooping tools. Human rights groups, industry bodies and the Conservative Party voiced concerns over the...
[December 30, 2000, 6:13]
Cybercrime Laws Aren't Working, Says Minister
News Jim Murphy, the Cabinet Office Minister responsible for e-government, told ZDNet UK on Thusday that present legislation is ineffective, and is not stopping criminals from perpetrating cybercrime. The minister added that the government would be open...
[October 28, 2005, 13:00]
