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Straw Moves On RIP Bill To Avert Lords' Defeat
News According to reports the much maligned RIP Bill is about to be modified by the home secretary Jack Straw, in a bid to protect it from a mauling in the House of Lords. Any move by Straw to modify the bill will be seen as a significant step-down, but...
[June 21, 2000, 15:16]
Straw Plans Net Paedophile Crackdown
News Home secretary Jack Straw is holding a summit Wednesday lunchtime to discuss the approach that Britain should take in protecting children from Internet paedophiles. Home Office minister Lord Bassam will also be accompanying Straw.
[March 28, 2001, 10:54]
Straw Makes Internet Grooming An Election Issue
News Jack Straw's "anti-grooming" order -- announced yesterday -- contradicts previous government claims that British legislation is technology-neutral, with existing laws being sufficient to deal with the online enticement of children.
[May 21, 2001, 13:37]
Surveillance: Straw Petitioned On Commerce Bill Controversy
News In a stunt organised by the civil liberties group Stand, The Home Secretary Jack Straw was sent details to a crime Sunday that could earn him up to two years in prison if the controversial e-commerce bill were made law.
[September 27, 1999, 11:25]
Straw Blames 'naive' Libertarians For Weak Encryption Laws
News The former Home Secretary Jack Straw has attacked what he calls "naive" civil liberty groups for opposing Internet snooping laws which could, he believes, have prevented the horrendous terrorist attacks on the US last month.
[October 2, 2001, 17:40]
Straw Enters Bitter Row Over RIP Bill
News Home Secretary Jack Straw has been drawn into the escalating row over the Government's proposed Regulation of Investigatory Powers Bill (RIP) Bill, denouncing an industry report claiming it would cost Britain £46bn.
[June 15, 2000, 9:57]
Jack Straw Tipped For Top Cybersnoop Award
News Home secretary Jack Straw is hotly tipped to receive a "Big Brother" award from civil liberty groups following his introduction of Internet snooping regulations in the UK this year. One source claims that Straw is expected to receive a lifetime...
[November 30, 2000, 9:02]
Jack Straw Wins Coveted Menace Award
News Home secretary Jack Straw scooped a lifetime cybersnoop award from civil rights groups Monday for his role in implementing new Internet surveillance laws in Britain. At the Big Brother Awards, an annual ceremony to name and shame the country's...
[December 5, 2000, 11:53]
Mobile Phones: Jack Straw Is Wrong - BT Cellnet
News The Home Secretary Jack Straw is over reacting to figures that suggest mobile phones are being targeted by thieves and his facts are out of date. That is the message from BT Cellnet Wednesday reacting to Straw's announcement that he wants to meet...
[January 11, 2001, 8:38]
Surveillance: An Open Letter To Jack Straw
News It highlights an embarrassing flaw in the government's proposals for monitoring email communication and even promises Mr Straw a prison sentence for his troubles. Dear Mr Straw, The following is a copy of the letter sent to Jack Staw today by some...
[September 27, 1999, 11:25]
News Burst: Mobile Phone Firms To Meet Straw
News Mobile phone manufacturers will meet the home secretary Jack Straw and police officers in an effort to curb rising crime figures associated with the theft of handsets, often from young children. Jack Straw told the BBC Wednesday that mobile phone...
[January 10, 2001, 9:21]
The Schmoozer: Last Straw For The Evil Hacker Underground
News Straw's performance was just about matched by that of BT with its stunning next-generation mobile announcement. Straw was unveiling the government's new anti-cybercrime unit, attractively named NHTCU (National High-Tech Crime Unit), which takes...
[April 20, 2001, 15:45]
BT Straw Poll: Does It Do What's Best For You?
News We want a straw poll on this so while we appreciate your detailed responses be sure to tell us at the head of your mail whether you AGREE or DISAGREE. As the EC is forced to get tough on BT (quote: BT) this week imposing a December deadline for...
[July 17, 2000, 12:00]
ZDNet's Straw Poll - Online Security Fears
News Following the success of our BT straw poll, we'd like to ask ZDNet readers what they think of Internet security. Questions will be asked in parliament Tuesday about how the government intends to tighten up data protection laws on the Internet...
[July 21, 2000, 16:02]
Building The Semantic Web Tower From RDF Straw
White Papers The Semantic Web is an extension of the current web in which information is given well-defined meaning, better enabling computers and people to work in cooperation. The base language of the Semantic Web is RDF, a simple representation language...
[November 25, 2007, 23:00]
Data Quality - Spinning Straw Into Gold
White Papers The issue of data quality is a simple one. As IT spending soars and organizations continue to spend a large portion of their IT budgets on Business Intelligence applications such as data warehousing, customer-relationship management, data mining...
[February 5, 2007, 23:00]
Cybersquad To Combat Computer Crime
News Home secretary Jack Straw announced plans to create a £25m National High-Tech Crime Unit Monday, that will focus on combating e-commerce fraud and other types of computer crime. At a press conference, Straw said: "The significant cash injection I...
[November 13, 2000, 14:04]
High-tech Police Tackle Internet Crime
News Home secretary Jack Straw today launched the UK's first high-tech crime unit on Wednesday at London's Science Museum. Jack Straw believes the unit will play a role in making the Internet a safer place for users.
[April 18, 2001, 10:19]
Experts Question Plans To Ban Hate Email
News Home secretary Jack Straw intends to make it a criminal offence to send hate mail by electronic means, in the same way as it is illegal to send threats in a traditional letter. In a statement released on Wednesday Straw said the government is not...
[February 23, 2001, 9:12]
Mobile Meltdown Predicted For New Year's Eve
News Millions of mobile phones across the country are likely to crash at midnight New Year's Eve, according to Home Secretary Jack Straw. Straw told MPs Tuesday that mobile networks might be brought to a grinding halt by millions of mobile phone users...
[December 22, 1999, 11:05]
