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MPs look at revising Computer Misuse Act
News The All-Party Internet Group (APIG) will be holding a public hearing into whether the Computer Misuse Act needs bringing up to date. The group will be holding a public hearing in the House of Commons on 29 April, when MPs will have a chance to...
[March 16, 2004, 16:15]
Calls for EC intervention on mobile auctions
News The spectre of more over-priced European mobile auctions met with fierce resistance Thursday at a public hearing on the future of telecoms rules in Brussels, with calls for EC intervention. At a public hearing in advance of sweeping changes...
[May 11, 2000, 11:09]
Oftel accused of bias at European summit
News Speaking at a public hearing on the future of telecom rules being held in Brussels, Stanfield warned the European Commission that it cannot assume regulators will be independent. Oftel is not attending the public hearing, "We are not going but...
[May 11, 2000, 13:17]
Oracle Judge may reveal sealed exhibits
News At issue during the hearing was the protection from public view of about 70 documents detailing business plans, and pricing and discounting information. During what may have been the final hearing in the Oracle antitrust trial, US District Court...
[August 16, 2004, 9:10]
Microsoft foes can testify at hearing
News A federal judge will let outsiders, including Microsoft competitors, make presentations at next week's hearing to determine whether the landmark antitrust settlement is in the public interest. The 6 March hearing will address whether the revised...
[March 1, 2002, 8:53]
Fujitsu to return £67m to NHS
News The figure emerged during a Public Accounts Committee hearing into NPfIT, where there was disagreement between the NHS and Fujitsu over the reason for the collapse of its contract to deliver the care records systems in the south of England.
[June 18, 2008, 8:46]
US voices openness to private Net control
News I think the fact that we're all gathered here today and we've undertaken this process is a clear indication that we are committed to this transition," Kneuer told an audience of about 80 people at an agency-sponsored public hearing in the Commerce...
[July 27, 2006, 16:20]
ISPs, lawmakers debate ad-privacy regulations
News During the hearing, the ISPs, along with Gigi Sohn, president of public-interest advocacy group Public Knowledge, outlined measures that ISPs, advertising networks and search-engine companies should be deploying, as the use of targeted online...
[September 26, 2008, 10:14]
Nasa hacker: I'm safe until prosecution decision
News Nasa hacker Gary McKinnon has said he is 'safe' until the director of public prosecutions makes a decision about whether to prosecute him in the UK. At the Royal Courts of Justice on Tuesday, McKinnon told ZDNet UK that home secretary Jacqui Smith...
[January 21, 2009, 11:03]
US Government renews domain-name contract
News At a recent public hearing, John Kneuer, the department's acting assistant secretary for communications and information, said the agency remained "committed" to that transition but gave no indication of when that may happen.
[August 17, 2006, 10:25]
DRM is failing, MPs told
News Appearing at a hearing conducted by the All-Party Parliamentary Internet Group (APIG), senior representatives from the British Library said they were frustrated that DRM is stopping librarians from giving the public long-term access to content.
[February 2, 2006, 16:25]
OpenDocument threat emerges in Massachusetts
News Also at the hearing, the state supervisor of public records, Alan Cote, condemned the move, claiming it could result in lost electronic records. The introduction of the amendment follows a hearing on Monday where the chair of a state Senate...
[November 3, 2005, 16:05]
US Report: Judge opens Gates' deposition to public
News In a surprising move, Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson on Tuesday ruled that the public and the media can attend all future depositions being conducted in the U.S. The ruling comes after an emergency hearing held Tuesday morning to hear arguments on a...
[August 12, 1998, 10:16]
E-envoy disputes 800,000 job-loss quote
News Speaking at a Parliamentary hearing on Monday, Pinder told MPs he had been misquoted in reports that said 20 percent could be taken out of the cost of staffing over a decade with the introduction of e-services.
[May 15, 2002, 17:06]
Manchester police boss sacked for downloading porn
News The press and public relations department has issued a statement confirming the dismissal of a member of its branch following "a disciplinary hearing into allegations of serious misconduct", but is withholding any further details of the case.
[March 8, 2001, 14:02]
Microsoft on Trial: Judge closes hearing
News During an open part of the hearing early Monday, DoJ attorney David Boies agreed that making information about current pricing public could be harmful to computer makers. The judge in the Microsoft Corp.antitrust trial has closed a hearing on OEM...
[January 12, 1999, 10:07]
Cyberattack threat spurs US rethink on power grids
News On Thursday, legislators sought further input at a hearing before the House of Representatives's Energy and Commerce Committee's subcommittee on energy and air quality. We understand the seriousness of the issue and the need to deal with it," said...
[September 15, 2008, 13:35]
Judges delay decision in Nasa hacker case
News At the hearing, Lord Burton said he would be interested in hearing an application for a judicial review of the Director of Public Prosecution's decision in McKinnon's case. Judges Lord Justice Stanley Burton and Mr Justice Wilkie said on Wednesday...
[June 11, 2009, 13:40]
Judge to weigh Microsoft's wish for delay
News A federal judge on Wednesday ordered Microsoft and nine states to appear at a hearing next week to discuss a delay to the next phase of the landmark antitrust trial. On 21 December, Microsoft asked US District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly to extend...
[January 3, 2002, 8:57]
Accidental Disclosure of Information
Blog I am a business consultant who works in the area of information and data security and I would be interested in hearing from any like minded individuals who would like to share experience in the fields of:
[October 6, 2008, 15:46]
