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30 Jan 2004
The number of wireless networks across London has grown rapidly, with a 235% increase in the past year. Security is also improving, with the total number of vulnerable access points falling significantly over the same period, according to a new war-driving...
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30 Jan 2004
The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) this week told a European Commission public hearing on the proposed revision of a convention on cross-border contractual disputes that "If it's not broken, don't fix it."
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30 Jan 2004
The publisher of adult web site and magazine Perfect 10 has sued major credit card companies, including Visa and MasterCard, alleging that they have been aiding the sale of copyrighted images stolen from Perfect 10, according to a Reuters report.
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30 Jan 2004
Google was sued this week over its selling of keyword advertising. The American Blind and Wallpaper Factory accuses it of trade mark infringement. Google recently filed its own suit asking the court to declare that its policy did not infringe on brand...
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29 Jan 2004
Around 80% of UK organisations have a formal information security policy – but the policies are not being effectively communicated to staff. This was one of the key findings in a study published yesterday by the National Computing Centre.
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29 Jan 2004
Ofcom ruled this week that the runners featuring in adverts for directory enquiries service 118 118, a.k.a. The Number, "caricature" former athlete David Bedford, but stopped short of banning the ads. Bedford could use the ruling to support a lawsuit...
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29 Jan 2004
The UK's Advertising Standards Authority yesterday issued rulings against two companies that had sent unsolicited commercial e-mail or text message promotions to individuals who had not given their explicit consent to receiving the electronic marketing....
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29 Jan 2004
A European Directive to simplify and modernise Value Added Tax (VAT) invoice rules that was due to be implemented throughout the EU by 1st January has resulted in confusion among many businesses. The Commission this week tried to clarify matters.
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28 Jan 2004
Manufacturers have won legal challenges to invalidate bar code patents filed in the US by a deceased philanthropist. They were also deemed unenforceable because of unreasonable delays between the original filings and action being taken against alleged...
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28 Jan 2004
The latest computer worm, dubbed MyDoom, has broken the record for the spread of a virus, according to security experts tracking its rapid propagation across the internet this week. It seems that users have still to learn not to open unknown attachments....
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