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30 Mar 2001
Telecoms watchdog Oftel yesterday ordered BT to agree a new wholesale leased line product with other operators. Operators will be able to buy wholesale leased lines from BT and use them to provide a wide range of dedicated telecoms services to their customers...
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30 Mar 2001
Microsoft chairman Bill Gates has announced that the Xbox games console is on schedule for launch this year and will begin with 11 titles from Sega, giving Microsoft an important foothold in the Japanese market. It will offer on-line gaming next year.
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30 Mar 2001
A US federal judge yesterday dismissed a class action lawsuit against internet advertising agency DoubleClick, ruling that the company was not invading the privacy of individuals by placing cookies on the hard drives of users.
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30 Mar 2001
An e-commerce software specialist is advising that sending XML (eXtensible Markup Language) invoices without approval of HM Customs & Excise and other European agencies responsible for collecting VAT can lay users open to severe penalties.
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29 Mar 2001
The Australian federal government announced this week that it is planning a permanent ban on Australian gambling service providers providing internet or mobile phone gambling and wagering services to those in Australia.
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29 Mar 2001
The Supreme Court yesterday heard a case that could provide new rules in the US on who owns the copyright in work stored in electronic databases when it previously appeared in print newspapers or magazines.
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29 Mar 2001
A US congressional committee yesterday voted in favour of a bill that puts restrictions on the senders of spam. The Unsolicited Commercial Electronic Mail Act, which gives ISPs a right to sue spammers, was unanimously approved.
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29 Mar 2001
The survey released yesterday found that 96% of professionals choose to send sensitive documents via e-mail, even though 68% of them understand that it is not a secure way to send such information or to ensure confidentiality. Of those surveyed, 12% said...
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28 Mar 2001
The Bush administration has called for the European Union to lighten its privacy standards for consumers, arguing that new EU proposals would make it difficult for US financial institutions to conduct business in Europe.
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28 Mar 2001
In response to public confusion surrounding laws spam and the US House Commerce Committee's expected vote today on a proposed anti-spam law, the founder of a project called Suespammers has set out the current US legal position of spam.
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