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Yahoo calls for 'effective' cybercrime laws
News Yahoo on Thursday called for "effective" legislation combined with industry self regulation, to deal with online fraud, child abuse, and other cybercrime. Pembrooke advocated a combination of legislation and self regulation of Internet businesses...
[March 31, 2006, 15:35]
Gates: Spam erodes trust in technology
News Gates said a multifaceted approach, including industry self-regulation and legislation, are needed to lessen the scourge of junk email. Microsoft's proposal is similar to bills from members of Congress, and it mirrors some industry self-regulation...
[May 22, 2003, 12:26]
US Report: FTC study takes Web to woodshed over privacy
News Effective industry self-regulation with respect to the online collection, use and dissemination of personal information has not yet taken hold," FTC officials wrote. It is evident that substantially greater incentives are needed to spur self...
[June 4, 1998, 9:15]
Report: Keep hands out of nanotech
News Nevertheless, the governments of the US and other countries should adopt a regime of "modest regulation, civilian research, and an emphasis on self-regulation," says a report released this week by the free-market Pacific Research Institute, a...
[November 25, 2002, 8:18]
Consumer group calls for DRM safeguards
News In particular, the NCC cited Sony's controversial use of rootkit-like software on some music CDs as evidence that self-regulation isn't working. Whilst we recognise the value of intellectual-property rights, we have little confidence in self...
[January 18, 2006, 13:00]
Policing the web (or not)
Blog Now in some areas it may best be achieved by regulation, in some areas it may best be achieved by self regulation, but again, there’s no question that, actually, as this industry evolved, because it isn’t static, negotiations and discussions, with...
[April 23, 2007, 15:59]
RSA: We are spending too much on security
Blog The debate has now gone onto whether Alan Greenspan's comments last week that self-regulation of financial markets didn't work so does that mean that self-regulation of Internet privacy and personal information hasn't worked either.
[October 27, 2008, 10:17]
Rival involved in Harris email blockade
News We see this as a clear example that you cannot trust private self-imposed regulation. Harris chief executive Gordon S Black is so angry that he's now calling for government intervention and regulation of email systems, a rare demand from any...
[August 3, 2000, 11:04]
Gov't committee launches ISP regulation inquiry
News The Internet Service Providers Association (ISPA) told ZDNet UK on Thursday that it would be submitting written evidence to the inquiry and would argue for self-regulation. ISPA supports self-regulation in most instances," said an ISPA spokesperson.
[April 23, 2009, 17:05]
Thus fails in paedophile pledge
News The IWF has confirmed that Thus is continuing to carry two offending newsgroups it alerted them to last September, but is defending the telco's right to self-regulation on the grounds that the "list" it supplies to ISPs is "volatile" and subject...
[March 1, 2001, 8:18]
Vodafone exec warns against tech regulation
News Mullins, who is heavily involved in various initiatives to prevent online child abuse, including the Internet Watch Foundation, added that the UK technology industry had "very positive" examples of self regulation.
[February 11, 2009, 16:01]
Europe unites to keep online video unregulated
News It called for a flexible approach to regulation, including self-regulation by media providers, and consumer regulation through parental control. Ofcom was concerned about a lack of clarity in terms of which kind of companies would now be covered by...
[November 15, 2006, 17:21]
Europe defends online broadcasting plans
News Government only steps in if self-regulation is not effective," said Reding. Self regulation works best when there is a legal framework to support it. Regulated self-regulation will be misused immediately, when it comes into practice," Rotert told...
[June 15, 2006, 14:45]
HP's Fiorina backs Net regulation
News Instead, major players like Microsoft and IBM are moving more towards self-regulation. Michael Turner, the director of The Information Services Executive Council, said self-regulation coupled with education of the consumer about what a company...
[August 23, 2000, 14:57]
Revised online video rules attacked
News Tim Suter, the Ofcom partner responsible for content and standards, agreed that self-regulation was desirable, and suggested that an organisation for online media, along the lines of the Press Complaints Commission, might be the best option.
[March 14, 2007, 11:59]
Lords chides government over internet security
News We urge the industry, through self-regulation and codes of best practice, to demonstrate its commitment to this principle," said the report. However, as well as self-regulation, the committee recommended that the government explores, at the...
[August 10, 2007, 0:01]
Tips for dealing with spam
News Microsoft and other technology companies advocate self-regulation for most Internet-related issues. Gates stated in his email that, "as we develop new technologies, stemming the tide of spam will require a multifaceted approach that includes...
[July 18, 2003, 14:13]
E-Commerce law raises liability concerns for ISPs
News The British government admits that it is considering whether regulation is needed, but believes that this would be better dealt with by industry codes of conduct. Regulation would be no forum for global regulation unless it is contained in a treaty...
[August 20, 2001, 15:40]
IWF chief: Why Wikipedia block went wrong
News That's what self-regulation brought about. Does internet self-regulation work? Peter Robbins, chief executive of the IWF, talked to ZDNet UK about the fallout from the decision to block the page, and whether self-regulation of internet content is...
[February 20, 2009, 16:00]
AOL enters the rating game
News Self-regulation key For IDSA president Doug Lowenstein, who initiated the ratings discussion with AOL CEO Steve Case at a White House summit of technology leaders last summer, the program is a sign that the gaming industry is successfully...
[November 19, 1999, 10:02]
