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28 Sep 2005
Security guru Bruce Schneier has backed calls from Microsoft's Jesper Johansson urging users to write down their passwords. In years gone by scribbling down passwords on Post-It notes was often cited as a top security mistake but the sheer volume of passwords...
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29 Jul 2005
The UK Patent Office is consulting on whether it should continue to examine new trade mark applications for clashes with earlier registered marks, a process known as examination on “relative” grounds.
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29 Jul 2005
ICSTIS has put up for consultation a new version of its Code of Practice, which the Premium rate services regulator has updated in response to new services and corresponding threats that are emerging in the fast-moving industry.
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29 Jul 2005
UK businesses have been urged to check whether they are complying with new rules dealing with hazardous waste that came into force on 16th July. The rules have reclassified some everyday objects, such as computer monitors, as hazardous.
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29 Jul 2005
A leaked draft of the European Commission’s proposed data retention law suggests that the retention period for telephone data will be limited to one year, with internet data limited to six months, according to European Digital Rights (EDRi).
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28 Jul 2005
A Briton accused of hacking into numerous Pentagon and NASA computers began his fight against extradition today. Gary McKinnon (AKA Solo), 39, of Wood Green, north London, allegedly hacked into 97 military and NASA computers over a 12 month period from...
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28 Jul 2005
An 85-year-old grandmother is suing the company behind Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas after buying the ultra-violent video game rated Mature 17+ for her 14-year-old grandson – only to learn that it contained hidden scenes of a sexual nature.
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28 Jul 2005
The US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations has approved the Cybercrime Convention, despite claims from human rights group the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) that the Council of Europe's treaty threatens civil liberties.
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28 Jul 2005
Three US judges have refused to declare unconstitutional a law that makes it a crime to send obscene material over the internet to minors, because those bringing the case had not put forward enough evidence to show a substantial chilling of free speech....
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27 Jul 2005
The US Government Accountability Office, the investigative arm of Congress, on Friday confirmed that the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) had violated privacy laws in using personal information to test a passenger-screening programme.
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