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29 Nov 2002
The use of wireless technologies by consumers and organisations worldwide is increasing despite such networks not being secure, according to a report presented to the United Nations by a US university.
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29 Nov 2002
The European Commission has expressed concerns over the appointment by Microsoft of an EU official while its antitrust investigation into the software giant has yet to be completed, according to media reports.
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29 Nov 2002
The European Commission this week discussed proposals included in its "eSafe Programme," designed to enhance internet security. The programme provides for funding activities against illegal and harmful on-line content.
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29 Nov 2002
Public access to information from public bodies will be extended, as the UK government intends to amend up to 100 pieces of legislation which currently prohibit disclosure of information and replace them with provisions of the Freedom of Information (FOI)...
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28 Nov 2002
A bankruptcy court in Delaware yesterday approved the takeover of Napster for $5 million in cash by Santa Clara-based software firm Roxio.
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28 Nov 2002
Mobile phone operator O2 said yesterday that it plans to launch up to 20 public wireless local area networks (WLANs) based in rail stations, airports and hotels in Ireland in January 2003.
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28 Nov 2002
A university student has been sentenced to five months imprisonment and two staff at mobile operator O2 sacked and fined over the interception of a woman's SMS messages and her subsequent on-line harassment.
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28 Nov 2002
Human rights group Amnesty International has called on the Chinese authorities to release at least 30 people currently detained or jailed for using the internet to express their views and share information.
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27 Nov 2002
A distributed denial of service attack last week hit UltraDNS, the company that provides the domain name system (DNS) infrastructure for the .org and .info top level domains, flooding its servers with a high volume of data, according to CNET News.
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27 Nov 2002
Most major organisations worldwide have suffered failed IT projects during the past year, mainly due to inefficient project management, according to a new research carried out by consultancy firm KPMG.
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