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Government limits consultation on child protection law
News The Home Office has been criticised for excluding public interest groups from its initial consultation period on a new law designed to criminalise the "grooming" of children in Internet chatrooms. But cyber-liberty groups have lambasted the Home...
[September 7, 2001, 8:30]
Ankit Fadia - Be Aware and Alert
Talkback Hot Note: This article is posted by Kalpesh Sharma for Public Interest and National Interest, so that every concerned person can be aware and alert. In short, you are also part of public and I am trying to do something for you.
[December 20, 2006, 18:56]
Big guns line up against Microsoft
Talkback Computer operating systems and the means by which computers are networked are becoming as significant as roads in relation to the public interest in ensuring a free market within which commerce can take place to the maximum benefit of all.
[April 8, 2005, 12:43]
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]
Trailblazing rural customers get their broadband
News Broadband is being rolled out to local residents and businesses in Todmorden, the first place in Britain to be added to BT's broadband network thanks to public interest. Todmorden's success is thanks to the efforts of a local campaign group, and...
[November 12, 2002, 12:08]
Microsoft antitrust debate heats up
News A wide range of groups and individuals have chimed in on the proposed settlement, with a vocal portion contending that the deal does not serve the public interest. A consent decree that causes little or no change in the defendant's behavior cannot...
[January 29, 2002, 8:57]
Will MS pact changes open floodgates?
News Sources familiar with the filings said they don't expect the changes -- made in response to public comments about whether the deal would be in the public interest -- to be "dramatic". The Justice Department, "joined by a bipartisan group of nine...
[February 28, 2002, 9:10]
Group cracking Xbox 'for the public good'
News The group launched, and then quickly dropped its Xbox cracking plan recently, when it began attracting wide public interest. Factoring of the Xbox key has research and social implications well beyond interest in the game console.
[January 15, 2003, 11:39]
BBC responds to botnet illegality claims
Blog In a statement on Monday, the BBC said that its actions had been "in the public interest". There is a powerful public interest in demonstrating the ease with which such malware can be obtained and used; how it can be deployed on thousands of...
[March 16, 2009, 13:27]
CPS refuses Nasa-hacker UK prosecution
Blog McKinnon and his legal team had hoped that the hacker's diagnosis with Asperger's Syndrome, a condition on the autistic spectrum, would allow the CPS to prosecute on the grounds of public interest. However, the CPS prosecutors code requires that in...
[February 26, 2009, 12:53]
Apple wins victory against fan site
News Kleinberg ruled that Apple's interests in protecting its trade secrets outweighed the public interest in the information. The public has had, and continues to have, a profound interest in gossip about Apple," the judge ruled.
[March 14, 2005, 8:10]
UK loses interest in wireless Net
News What's more, public interest in the mobile Internet has dropped. The new report shows that general interest in mobile Internet applications has fallen during the last year. At this time last year, 33 percent of the public said they were interested...
[May 24, 2001, 12:19]
Salesforce.com IPO 'imminent'
News While in town, the executives plan to meet with institutional investors to promote the company and gauge investor interest in its initial public offering. The company's IPO is expected to rekindle investor interest in technology IPOs.
[February 19, 2004, 8:05]
Government tries to keep ID card costs secret
News The ICO considered the complaint under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act and, after reviewing a copy of the report, information commissioner Richard Thomas ruled that the public interest in disclosing the information outweighs the public...
[July 6, 2006, 16:35]
Open source is 'below the radar' of local government
News The lack of GLA's interest in open source is revealed by a document on IT policies for London published in January 2004. The GLA's lack of interest in open source is not shared by all local government bodies in London.
[October 8, 2004, 14:00]
Antitrust talks all above board, says Microsoft
News Still, the Tunney Act requires a judge to review a proposed settlement to ensure it is in the public interest. We are committed to complying fully with the proposed decree and remain hopeful that we can resolve any outstanding issues as quickly as...
[December 11, 2001, 12:29]
Spyware masquerades as helpful software
News The boom in spyware, adware and other PC hijackers has led to increasing calls for regulation from lawmakers, including presidential candidate Senator John Edwards and from public-interest groups. Some of these charges could get a hearing soon, as...
[February 5, 2004, 7:20]
Porn access debate hots up in Australia
News The debate began when the Australia Institute, a self-described "public interest think tank", released a report into the exposure of children to pornography on Monday, which spawned intense mainstream media interest and public debate.
[March 4, 2003, 8:33]
DOJ: Microsoft case not strong enough
News Beck's presentation kicked off a hearing mandated by federal law to determine whether the settlement is in the public interest. In the public-interest hearings, Microsoft and the settling states are scheduled to make presentations late on Wednesday.
[March 7, 2002, 6:31]
US voices openness to private Net control
News Amour of the Internet Society, a worldwide network of nonprofit public interest groups. Kneuer said the government's continuing interest in privatisation doesn't clash with a list of four principles issued last summer by the Commerce Department.
[July 27, 2006, 16:20]
