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'Watchdog' barks at BTopenworld tactics
News The BBC consumer affairs programme Watchdog is investigating allegations that BT has booted thousands of "heavy" Internet users off its unmetered service. BT Internet Anytime offers its subscribers unlimited Internet access for £14.99 a month...
[September 24, 2001, 11:53]
Watchdog warns Net policing will go unchecked
News The Intelligence and Security Committee (ISC) -- Britain's intelligence services watchdog -- has raised concern that the Act's Regulatory Tribunal, created to provide checks against abuses of this power, will be relatively toothless.
[April 3, 2001, 15:24]
'Watchdog' to savage Bulldog over broadband failings
Talkback Sorry we couldn't alert you all earlier about the Watchdog programme. We only heard yesterday that Watchdog was covering Bulldog that evening, so got a story up ASAP. There's a summary on the BBC site here that might be of interest: http://www.bbc...
[September 7, 2005, 15:13]
Jane Wakefield: Oftel - watchdog or lapdog?
News Sixteen years down the line I thought it was fair enough to go to Oftel and ask whether the watchdog is happy that BT has been acting in the consumers interests in relation to Internet services. Postman Pat had his black and white cat but in the...
[September 29, 2000, 15:27]
Watchdog Contact
Talkback Please contact Watchdog about this company, they are scam merchants and need shutting down.http://www.bbc.co.uk/watchdog/contact/
[December 11, 2005, 9:04]
Watchdog issues rogue-dialler help
News Premium-rate phone call watchdog ICSTIS has issued a consumer instruction leaflet on how to deal with Internet rogue diallers. A spokesman for the watchdog said: "Internet diallers have been around for five or six years, but this update takes into...
[October 21, 2004, 17:50]
'Watchdog' to savage Bulldog over broadband failings
News After months of poor customer support and customer service problems, Bulldog is about to suffer the indignity of an appearance on the BBC's "Watchdog". The Watchdog programme featuring Bulldog is being shown at 1900BST on 6 September, on BBC1.
[September 6, 2005, 17:35]
Privacy watchdog cracks down on NHS breaches
News In the past six months, the privacy watchdog has taken action against 14 Department of Health organisations that have exposed private data, a spokesperson for the ICO said on Tuesday. The Information Commissioner's Office is putting pressure on the...
[May 26, 2009, 16:32]
Privacy watchdog clears Google's Street View
News Google's Street View mapping system has been given the all clear by the UK's privacy watchdog. The pictures of streets linked to online maps was attacked by privacy campaigners. But now the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has said it is...
[August 1, 2008, 9:23]
Password Watchdog for Palm OS 5
Downloads Please note: If you have a Palm OS 2, 3 or 4 device, please purchase this version instead.1/30/2003 - Updated feature:You can now change the main password (the password that you access Password Watchdog with) from within the Password Watchdog.
[May 27, 2003, 8:00]
Privacy watchdog fears government super-database
News The privacy watchdog said that "a cautious approach to information sharing is needed in order to avoid the dangers of excessive surveillance and the loss of public trust and confidence". The Information Commissioner's Office, the UK's privacy...
[January 15, 2007, 16:15]
Watchdog issues rogue-dialler help
Talkback CLC or should be reported to watchdog and closed down for good! I today rcd a phone call from someone claiming to be from mutual points. They stated that My partner had won a holiday in one of their competitions.
[December 12, 2005, 16:13]
Exclusive: Oftel boss predicts the death of the watchdog
News Speaking exclusively and candidly to ZDNet News David Edmonds confesses he is leading the vanguard for the abolition of the watchdog in its current form and claims to be extremely excited at the idea of its replacement -- coined OfCom.
[November 27, 2000, 15:42]
Data watchdog probes government email bonfire
News The government watchdog said on Wednesday it would look 'unfavourably' on the Cabinet Office if it was deleting emails because of the Freedom of Information Act. The Office of the Information Commissioner is investigating the Cabinet Office for...
[December 22, 2004, 11:30]
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]
Watchdog condemns broadband-speed claims
News However, despite the industry-wide nature of the problem, the ASA conceded that the watchdog could only investigate such claims on the basis of each individual advertisement. The average speed of an 8Mbps broadband connection is just 2.7Mbps...
[August 3, 2007, 11:50]
Internet watchdog discovers bogus VoIP patent
News See Internet watchdog challenges VoIP patent on CNET News for the full story. The Electronic Frontier Foundation has discovered another bogus patent, and it will take the newly found evidence to the US Patent and Trademark Office to have the patent...
[October 15, 2009, 10:33]
Watchdog aims to compel data-breach confessions
News The National Consumer Council watchdog is calling on lawmakers to force businesses to confess to data breaches. The National Consumer Council (NCC) is petitioning the EU to draft legal powers to compel businesses and banks to inform customers when...
[September 2, 2008, 9:22]
Peer proposes data super-watchdog
News A prominent cross-bench peer has proposed the creation of a super-watchdog to deal with aspects of data privacy and security enforcement. Speaking to ZDNet.co.uk, Lord Erroll said the ICO and the OSC should be rolled into one super-watchdog.
[September 5, 2008, 14:15]
Dutch watchdog savages spammers
News In recognition that international cooperation is essential in tackling spam, Opta has also been working with French privacy watchdog CNIL to exchange information on spammers. Dutch telecoms regulators have imposed fines totalling €87,500 for a...
[December 29, 2004, 13:00]
