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27 Feb 2004
A massive police operation across ten countries took place yesterday, targeting members of internet child abuse networks, according to European police agency Europol. The successful raids follow on similar busts over the past two years.
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27 Feb 2004
There is a poor level of readiness amongst UK banks for Basel II, an international accord that will overhaul the entire industry's approach to risk management, according to a survey of 294 banks in 38 countries commissioned by KPMG.
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27 Feb 2004
A vote in the European Parliament on a controversial draft Directive on the enforcement of intellectual property rights has been set for 9th March, following the approval of the draft by a Parliamentary Committee.
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27 Feb 2004
Bill Gates this week warned that the days of the password are numbered. The next day, RSA Security released a survey to highlight the level of risk of identity theft presented by weak password management, with 15% of consumers using only one password...
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26 Feb 2004
The on-line banking service of NatWest has been praised by national computing and disability charity AbilityNet in an accessibility review of the sites of ten major UK banks. However, the other nine are potentially breaking the country's Disability Discrimination...
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26 Feb 2004
As part of an ongoing Parliamentary debate on the controversial Anti-Terrorism Crime and Security Act 2001 (ATCSA), the UK Government has published a discussion document that purports to balance protection with civil liberties.
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26 Feb 2004
A signal blocking device from RSA Security and a draft law introduced to California's state senate this week represent the latest attempts to balance the benefits of RFID technology with the concerns of many privacy advocates.
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26 Feb 2004
London-based record label Apple Corps faced Apple Computer in court yesterday in the first round of a lawsuit brought by brand behind The Beatles which argues that the iTunes music service launched last year by Steve Jobs' company infringes its trade...
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25 Feb 2004
Hi-tech crime could be costing UK business billions of pounds according to a survey published yesterday by the National Hi-Tech Crime Unit. Eighty-three percent of companies surveyed admitted that they had been the victim of cybercrime in the last year....
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25 Feb 2004
Brands which use or host pop-up advertising are "turning customers off and risking brand suicide," according to new research from web behaviour experts. Around 50% of web users will close a pop-up ad before it loads, says Bunnyfoot Universality.
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