“A software firm has unsuccessfully billed a local authority £10,000 after its website received lots of traffic from the council. The bill was based on a claim that Derby Council staff were using a free web tool for work purposes.”
OUT-LAW.com, 17th January 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
“The home secretary is to outline plans to target websites promoting extremism, as part of efforts to stop people being drawn towards radical groups.”
BBC News, 17th January 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Most corporate executives believe that blogs, wikis and social networks will help employees to work more efficiently. But widespread adoption of Web 2.0 is being thwarted by security and governance concerns, according to research by KPMG.”
OUT-LAW.com, 16th January 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
“The government turned up the heat on internet providers today, warning that laws to force disconnection of illegal filesharers are already being drafted for a parliamentary debut in November.”
OUT-LAW.com, 10th January 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
“A small Norwegian web browser firm has complained to the European Commission that Microsoft’s behaviour is damaging competition in Europe.”
OUT-Law.com, 17th December 2007
Source: www.out-law.com
“Hundreds of websites have been shut down temporarily by one of the largest web hosting companies in Britain after the personal details of customers were stolen by computer hackers.”
The Times, 6th December 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A teenager has been given an antisocial behaviour order that bans him from promoting his criminal behaviour online.”
The Guardian, 5th December 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Criminals are able to access enough free personal information from the internet to steal the identity of the man who is in charge of Britain’s data security, The Daily Telegraph can disclose.”
Daily Telegraph, 4th December 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The Information Commissioner launched an investigation yesterday after it was revealed that thousands of Britons’ bank details are available for sale on the internet.”
The Independent, 3rd December 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Companies could be infringing privacy if they dig up information about job applicants from social networking websites, an internet expert has warned.”
The Guardian, 27th November 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Millions of young people have made themselves vulnerable to identity theft as well as putting their future academic and professional prospects at risk by recklessly posting personal information on the internet, Britain’s privacy watchdog warns in a report published today.”
The Independent, 23rd November 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Plans to examine if politicians’ blogs could break their code of conduct have led to claims of ‘nanny state culture’.”
BBC News, 21st November 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“More than half of computer users have illegally logged on to someone else’s wi-fi connection yet only 11 people have been arrested for the crime, an investigation by The Times has found.”
The Times, 15th November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The Foreign Office has promised to keep data safer in future, after its website exposed the details of those seeking visas for entry into the UK. An investigation by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) found a breach of the Data Protection Act.”
OUT-LAW.com, 13th November 2007
Source: www.out-law.com
“For anyone with a case of mild Facebook addiction, finding the time to squeeze a little work in between messing around online has become one of the great challenges of the 21st-century office. So if you are taking a quiet moment at work to read this online, steal a glance over your shoulder now: an investigation by the Guardian has found that employers are taking an increasingly draconian line on workplace time-wasters.”
The Guardian, 12th November 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Prince’s devotees are in danger of being formerly known as fans after the American pop star threatened to sue them for breach of copyright for using his image.”
The Times, 7th November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The Home Secretary has instructed an independent review to consider whether allowing wire-tap evidence in court would jeopardise secret eavesdropping methods.”
The Times, 5th November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The record industry is pressing the UK’s ISPs for a deal that would see persistent illegal file sharers automatically booted off the net.”
The Register, 25th October 2007
Source: www.theregister.co.uk
“British police have closed down what they claim is one of the world’s largest music piracy websites after a two-year pan-European operation. A series of raids in Middlesbrough and Amsterdam resulted in the arrest of a 24-year-old man and the closure of Oink, a private website that allowed users to locate and download music, movies and other files.”
The Guardian, 24th October 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Copyright and privacy infringement may be taking place on an unprecedented scale, but that doesn’t mean existing laws are irrelevant.”
The Times, 23rd October 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
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