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British police can now hack citizens' PCs

British police can now hack citizens' PCsDifferences...The only difference between Britain and the US... Britian is public with its plans and has government approval. The US has faced scrutiny of Congress but intelligence agencies pressed ahead anyway and already data mine all of your communications.Say hi to your Uncle...

Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, Desktops, Spyware, British Police, PC, e-mail

Discussion threads 2009-01-04

British police arrest suspect in Cisco code theft

British police arrest suspect in Cisco code theftnt Good news!ntHanging him is a waste of good rope!A bullet only costs $.50...In some countries..They make the criminal pay for the bullets used to shoot them!But seriously, let's have the punishment fit the crime.. execution isn't warranted (although I'd disagree if it...

Tags: British Police, Cisco Systems Inc.

Discussion threads 2004-09-18

Additional Resources

Anonymity exposed, part deux: Google, ISPs ordered to expose academic dissidents

Freedom of anonimityWell done to the judge, everyone has the freedom of speech, where freedom of anonimity doesn't exist in any constitution.If people are going to make damaging remarks, make personal attacks on people and harm others and calim it as freedom of speech, then they should do so publicly....

Tags: Internet service providers (ISPs), E-mail, SECURITY, Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-09-14

Stars are aligning to ban U.S. drivers from text messaging

Stars are aligning to ban U.S. drivers from text messagingStars should keep their mouths shut.They're a bad example to all of us anyway. What do they show really? That marriage means nothing? That it's ok to be idolized for not having achieved zip? fff.I'm burned out on stars giving me...

Tags: Text messaging/SMS/MMS, Cellular phones, Sarkozy, text messaging, car

Discussion threads 2009-08-03

ISP spying begins in UK, as Universal, Virgin ink a deal

In a first-of-its-kind deal, Universal and Virgin Media have agreed on a U.K. plan that makes Universal's entire catalog available - DRM-free - for a monthly subscription price, while Virgin will take a more active role in identifying unauthorized downloading of the label's music, The New York Times reports. ...

Tags: Internet Service Provider, Monthly Subscription, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Piracy, Internet, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2009-06-15

Citizen journalism captures 11 students arrested in counter-terror raids

Counter-terror police and intelligence service officers have arrested 11 students in Manchester, UK; one British national and ten Pakistani born nationals here in the UK on student visas, and a 41 year old man*. Raids on the central library at Liverpool John Moores University in the UK...

Tags: British Broadcasting Corp., Student, U.K., Homeland Security, Government, Zack Whittaker

Blog posts 2009-04-08

UK government to collect Facebook data?

The UK government is currently proposing new measures to keep details on communications between British users on Facebook. Updated: see below. Facebook on the other hand have criticised the intelligence services, saying they were "excessive" and "overkill", according to sister-site ZDNet UK. It's not...

Tags: Facebook, U.K., Social Networking, Government, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Zack Whittaker

Blog posts 2009-03-25

Controversial counter-terror policy in UK education networks

The UK government in recent weeks has strongly advised colleges and universities to monitor networks for Islamic fundamentalism and extremism. With the release of a "toolkit" by the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills, students are asking questions about their civil liberties. This such move which went...

Tags: Network, Student, Government, Web Site Development, Vertical Industries, Networking, Internet, Enterprise Software, Software, Zack Whittaker

Blog posts 2009-02-27

Why RIAA, ISP cooperation may deliver returns for both sides

Why RIAA, ISP cooperation may deliver returns for both sidesHow do they catch you anyway?For BitTorrent They check trackers for your IP? I'm not sure how other peer-to-peer systems work, but as long as I'm using trackers that have "no logging IP adresses/usage" in their privacy policy, I'm going to...

Tags: Internet service providers (ISPs), Internet Service Provider, ISP-A, RIAA

Discussion threads 2009-01-29

News to know: Windows 7; Oracle patches; CES wrap; Satyam saga

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft reboots borked Windows 7 Beta The Windows Blog: Here's where we stand Joe Brockmeier: Windows 7 as "Linux killer"? How times have...

Tags: Oracle Corp., Microsoft Windows 7, Satyam, Patch Management, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-01-12

News to know: Windows 7; Twitter phishing; Apple; Floppies

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Jason Perlow: The bell tolls for your magnetic media Robin Harris: Long-term personal data storage Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: First reactions to Windows 7 ...

Tags: Floppy Disk, Microsoft Windows 7, Apple Inc., Twitter, Microsoft Windows, Phishing, Operating Systems, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security, Software, Spam And Phishing, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-01-05

British police can now hack citizens' PCs

Seems like Britain's Home Office is channeling Dick Cheney. Last week I wrote that the U.K. is going forward with a plan to build a massive database of every phone call, email and chat conversation in the country. Supposedly they're going to datamine this stuff to find terrorists. ...

Tags: PC, Britain, Biometric Identification, Computer, E-mail, Productivity, Biometrics, Online Communications, Security, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2009-01-04

British speed cameras are largely fakes

Seems that Britain's reputation as the most surveilled place on the planet is vastly overrated. The Telegraph reports that two out of five cameras are actually switched off. But the mere presence of cameras "scares" drivers, police say. A Met source told the Mirror: "Loads...

Tags: Camera, Speed Camera, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-12-30

Speed camera 'pimping' attack highlights public identity weaknesses

Speed camera 'pimping' attack highlights public identity weaknessesCar Licence PlatesThe plates could be fitted with transponders to report their public key when scanned by a speed camera.Hey, then you could put sensors in red light cameras, and intersections, and motorway monitoring systems. This would make it much easier for the...

Tags: public identity weakness, identity weakness, car, camera, attack

Discussion threads 2008-12-22

Fun with speed cameras, teen-style

Fun with speed cameras, teen-styleScore one for the kids!Ok, now however illegal this may be [though im not expressly condoning the actions either], its about time that the truth behind the "Speed/red light cameras" come out. Its simply denying the presumption you are innocent until proven guilty. A serious weakness...

Tags: camera, speed camera, car

Discussion threads 2008-12-22

British watchdog backs down over Wikipedia image of nude girl

British watchdog backs down over Wikipedia image of nude girlUhh, that is child pornold or new album art, that's still child pornOther countries are affected tooNot only UK is affected. Many countries use the blacklist supplied by IWF.See a sales presentation about CleanFeed/NetClean:http://www.slideshare.net/flyingpotato/netclean-whitebox-by-practeo-presentationMake all children wear bhurka's until the age...

Tags: Wiki, Other Countries, British watchdog, child pornography, watchdog, Wikipedia

Discussion threads 2008-12-09

Is on-demand slowly killing traditional broadcasting?

I'm not a big TV watcher to be honest. In the UK, we have the "licence fee" which you need to pay the government before you even connect the telly to the wall. If you don't, you can bet your arse you'll have armed police storming the windows to your...

Tags: On-demand, Broadcasting, Cloud Computing, TVs, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Zack Whittaker

Blog posts 2008-11-26

Members of right-wing UK party exposed

Members of right-wing UK party exposedAhhow calmly you relate the fact, with no apparent discomfort that a police officer could be fired for belonging to the wrong political group.So, you were cool with McCarthy, eh?WellCouldn't have happen to a nicer group of people :)RE: Members of right-wing UK party exposedOh...

Tags: Workforce management, BNP, right-wing

Discussion threads 2008-11-18

Members of right-wing UK party exposed

There's turmoil at the right-wing British National Party today after personal information on 10,000 members was published on the Web, The Times reports. Names, addresses, telephone numbers and professions were published. The members include teachers, scientists, a government employee and at least one...

Tags: Officer, Member, Telecom & Utilities, Blogging, Internet, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-11-18

Weekend Gadget Guidance: Find speed traps online

Weekend Gadget Guidance: Find speed traps onlineAlternatively, don't break the law??It's good of ZDnet to help people who want to be able to break the law without being caught. It's almost as cynical as the British authorities claiming that the 3,300 fixed speed cameras and 3,400 mobile speed cameras in...

Tags: Policies and procedures, speed camera, speed trap, Weekend Gadget Guidance

Discussion threads 2008-10-06