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Oftel Gains New Powers Starting March
News Just a month after telecoms watchdog Oftel announced it was relaxing its regulatory role, the government has given it greater powers to control BT's monopoly. Until now Oftel has only been able to request information regarding anti-competitive...
[February 9, 2000, 6:10]
Internet Regulator Considers Anti-paedophile Powers
News The Internet's regulatory body is considering proposals to step up its powers for dealing with Internet Service Providers (ISPs) who regularly host illegal content. Any decision on powers depends on a decision on the principles of what to do with...
[November 21, 2001, 6:31]
Regulator Demands More Powers To Fight Rogue Diallers
News ICSTIS, the organisation that regulates the premium rate telephone services, is demanding that the government gives it the powers it needs to fight the growing menace of rogue diallers. In recent weeks ICSTIS (the Independent Committee for the...
[July 8, 2004, 17:30]
New Powers Granted To Slam Rogue Diallers
News ICSTIS, the organisation that regulates premium-rate telephone services in the UK, has won new powers that it says will help it to clamp down on rogue diallers. As first reported earlier this week, all premium rate services will now have to seek...
[July 16, 2004, 13:10]
Privacy Watchdog May Get Powers To Raid
News The UK's privacy watchdog could get new powers to raid organisations under government proposals to "sharpen its teeth". The government launched its consultation on the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) powers and funding following the Data...
[July 18, 2008, 8:30]
New Xscale Powers 'Xbox In A Phone'
News Xscale powers embedded devices such as handheld computers and smartphones, while Centrino is tailored for wireless-enabled laptops. The Intel Developer Forum's focus on mobile technology continued on Wednesday with Intel's unveiling of its Bulverde...
[September 18, 2003, 14:50]
New Powers Put Privacy Laws To The Test
News Privacy advocates said that upcoming moves to broaden the government's electronic surveillance powers will put a strain on existing consumer-protection legislation such as the Data Protection Act (1998).
[June 12, 2002, 16:58]
Police Ask For More Internet Powers
News Chief UK police officers are asking the government for new powers that would allow them to attack terrorist Web sites. While the police admitted that the time it takes to break some encryption standards has slowed investigations, moves to stop...
[July 26, 2005, 8:55]
OFT Gains Powers To Seize Spammers' PCs
News Its powers have been brought about by the creation of a network of enforcement agencies called the Consumer Protection Cooperation Network, which was launched on Wednesday by the EU commissioner for consumer affairs, Meglena Kuneva.
[February 28, 2007, 15:13]
Internet Regulator Considers Anti-paedophile Powers
Talkback There is a vile bug which has found its way onto my computer and keeps changing my homepage (however many times I remove the 'spy' ) to a site which portrays sexual activity/nudity of chidren and very young teens - my ISP is not interested other...
[November 20, 2003, 19:17]
Asian Powers Seal Operating System Plan
Talkback Free market fundamentalism may work on the morons in American society, but it is way too simple-minded to play well in Asia.
[September 22, 2003, 17:30]
Regulator Demands More Powers To Fight Rogue Diallers
Talkback We had a similar problem last year in Germany, the illegal dialers made over 1bn€, but it is now illegal, although the rougue diallers are still turning up from unscrupulous sources. They are also switching to foreign numbers now.
[July 9, 2004, 9:02]
Foreign Powers Are 'main Cyberthreat' To UK
Talkback It's China. Everyone knows it. Why don't they just say it.
[November 23, 2005, 15:05]
Regulator Demands More Powers To Fight Rogue Diallers
Talkback Have had similar and many of them - here in New Zealand - Starting around early 2000
[July 10, 2004, 6:09]
Foreign Powers Are 'main Cyberthreat' To UK
Talkback I agree, China is hungry for 'resources' of any description. Let's just hope our government security experts in the West are up to the challenge !
[January 25, 2006, 8:29]
New Scramble Among Portal Powers
News With its $207m (£128) acquisition of the Gamesville.com gaming site, Lycos has validated a new truth about the Internet: Games are turning into a must-have feature for aspiring Internet portal powers.
[November 25, 1999, 8:13]
European Parliament To Get New Powers Over Oftel
News If the new regulatory framework becomes law, the European Commission would gain new powers over regulatory bodies such as Oftel. The European Parliament has voted to adopt three draft directives dealing with a proposed new regulatory framework for...
[March 5, 2001, 6:39]
Brown Grants Data Spot-check Powers To The ICO
News Brown announced the new powers during prime minister's questions on 21 November, 2007, as the government attempts to win back public confidence lost in the wake of the Revenue & Customs data failure. It has continuously turned a blind eye to...
[November 22, 2007, 10:31]
Government Defends New Cyber-snooping Powers
News On the day the government published its long-awaited E-communications Bill (formerly the E-Commerce Bill), Home Office minister Charles Clarke and e-Minister Patricia Hewitt stoutly defended the decision to push through controversial law...
[November 19, 1999, 16:22]
