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British Library calls for digital copyright action: British Library calls for digital copyright actionAll good things to addressWe'll see if Parliament has any interest in dealing with any of them.Just another exampleOf why allowing corporations so much political influence is bad for all the rest of us. Rest assured that the present corporate mindset regarding "intellectual property"...; Tags: british library, parliament; Discussion threads 2006-09-25
Parliament wants youth's text messages: In Britain, members of Parliament are using all the latest technologies to get the young interested in government and politics, Silicon.com reports. The Citizen Callling project, developed by the Hansard Society and Parliament's Home Affairs Select Committee, is asking young people to text message their ideas about youth and...; Tags: parliament, young people; Blog posts 2006-08-31
Brits vote to require passport applicants to get national IDs: Think civil liberties are under fire in America? Take a trip to the UK, where Parliament just voted to make registration for national biometric ID cards required when applying for passports. MPs voted, by a majority of...; Tags: parliament; Blog posts 2006-02-14

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Big Brother Getting Bigger Part 2: United Kingdom: In a move to bring direct competition to the US on who can be the bigger, badder, more blatant Big Brother, the United Kingdom has apparently decided to create a database holding the telephone numbers and email accounts of everyone in Britain.Â The details of every phone conversation, SMS, and...; Tags: phone, mr., data communications bill, internet, storage, databases, telecom & utilities, hardware, enterprise software, software, data management, nathan mcfeters; Blog posts 2008-07-16
Plagiarism detection style software identify authors of terrorist propaganda: Plagiarism detection style software identify authors of terrorist propaganda..."[B]allowing the [U]submitterto [/U]electronically hand in their work,[/B]"Another edit for you... See the underlined. ]:)Don't the source databases violate copyrights?If they are comparing to millions of pre-input texts, they probably are violating the copyrights of the authors of those texts. Storing...; Tags: software; Discussion threads 2008-06-19

Is Canada's new copyright law a northern DMCA?: Is Canada's new copyright law a northern DMCA?just a technicality......but this isn't law in Canada, yet. It's just a bill at this point. Carry on...it will never beThis farce of a bill is the single most anti-consumer thing i ever saw in Canada.You can copy legally own media...; Tags: digital media, consumer electronics, dvd, northern dmca, is canada, new copyright law, dmca, copyright law; Discussion threads 2008-06-13
Proposed NAFTA-like agreement would turn border guards into copyright cops: This is so unbelievable, so repugnant to basic principles of privacy and prohibitions against illegal search and seizure that I can only let the news speak for itself. But to put it in context, here is Wikipedia's entry on Canada's version of the Fourth Amendment: ...; Tags: security, copyright law, canada, agreement, nafta, richard koman; Blog posts 2008-05-29
Those scoundrels! Sounds like the Brits aren't so great at recycling PCs, either: Those scoundrels! Sounds like the Brits aren't so great at recycling PCs, eitherBritish me-me-me'ismis rife too. Our politicians barely ever talk about anything other than £££, business, business, business.It's so sad to be surrounded by fat and getting fatter self interested money chasing morons.And with both parents (where such households...; Tags: desktops, scoundrel, pc; Discussion threads 2008-03-12
UK Police Authority Supports Investigations With Powerful Solution and Reduces Expenditure by 90 Per Cent: The Kent Police Authority is one of 43 police authorities in England and Wales established by Parliament for the governance of policing at a local level. The Kent Police had IT infrastructure that was five years old running its serious crime database system. The authority needed a scalable and powerful...; Tags: dell computer corp., authority, kent police authority, linux, servers, databases, operating systems, software, hardware, enterprise software, data management; Case studies 2008-03-04
More EDS issues over botched IT project in UK: According to a recent report from Parliament, Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs HMRC in the UK continues to pursue EDS for compensation over a major failed IT implementation. The settlement totals Â£71.25 million and includes a direct cash payment along with Â£26.5 million in credits from EDS against future...; Tags: information technology, settlement, electronic data systems corp., government, litigation, purchasing & procurement, vertical industries, business operations, enterprise software, software, michael krigsman; Blog posts 2008-02-07
RIAA site was hacked today: are the hackers right, or wrong?: RIAA site was hacked today: are the hackers right, or wrong?Unfortunately in this country USA Justice is for those...who can afford it. The following will not work without more money than the RIAA lobby is paying. "You lobby Congress for a change in the copyright law you find unjust."Lobby?Talk about...; Tags: hacking, security, riaa, hacker; Discussion threads 2008-01-21
Facebook accuses UK politician of impersonating himself: A UK member of parliament, Steve Webb, had his Facebook account suspended after the social networking site accused him of impersonating himself, reports Reuters. One of Facebook's distinguishing factors from other social networks is that it requires users to sign-up under their real and full name. Failure...; Tags: message, facebook, social networking, online communications, marketing, advertising & promotion, steve o\'hear; Blog posts 2007-12-19
Data loss CEOs should go to jail: Richard Thomas, head of the Information Commissioner's Office ICO in the UK, told Parliament that CEOs should be responsible for the protection of confidential data in their firm's possession, and should face criminal charges in the event of data loss. This recommendation comes...; Tags: data loss, ceo, data centers, government, storage, hardware, data management, michael krigsman; Blog posts 2007-12-08
Politician files charge over Nazi symbols on Wikipedia: Politician files charge over Nazi symbols on WikipediaWasn't the Pope part of Hitler's Nazi kids?I don't mean disrespect for the Pope, but wasn't that the case that he was one of the Hitler's youth group?People have to understand that the internet is GLOBAL. If you don't want it displayed...; Tags: world war, nazi, hitler, wikipedia; Discussion threads 2007-12-06
Don't give up on Vista: Don't give up on VistaBut... but... but... Apple is a hardware company!At least that is what the zealots tell us. So why is Apple going after Vista? It would be like Ford telling you not to drink Pepsi! Unless... the zealots... gasp... were wrong?!?!One more thingAs bad as Vista may...; Tags: microsoft windows vista (longhorn), desktops, elected officials, advertisement, microsoft windows vista, apple inc., riot, apple macintosh, pc; Discussion threads 2007-11-21
35,000 Ron Paul supporters demonstrate trust: 35,000 Ron Paul supporters demonstrate trustRon PaulThis is the biggest day in politics in US history. This is the last and final hope for America surging forward. Without Ron, this country will fizzle out and die, like the lead-poisoned maniacs that ran the Roman Empire into the ground. Except they...; Tags: internet, homeland security, phishing, web site development, interface convention, ron paul; Discussion threads 2007-11-06
Girl's guide to project failures: Elizabeth Harrin writes a great blog called, A Girl's Guide to Managing Projects, Trying to Stay OTOBOS... (on time, on budget, on scope). Elizabeth's perspective on project failures is practical and informative, making her blog interesting to read. Titles of several recent entries hint at her focus...; Tags: project, failure, girl, elizabeth harrin, elizabeth, purchasing & procurement, blogging, business operations, internet, michael krigsman; Blog posts 2007-10-22
The Halo 3 effect and its impact on Blackwater's future: Guest post: Chris Matyszczyk ruminates on the arrival of Halo 3 and finds connections between the video game, lattes, aspiring snipers, Blackwater and Britney. A couple of weeks ago, Wolf, the innocent-looking boy who makes my latte extra hot, seemed a little extra hot himself. Even...; Tags: game, industry, video game, video, wolf, nothing, games, corporate communications, personal technology, marketing, dan farber; Blog posts 2007-10-07
When in 'Roam' (or Brussels), elites protect their own: When in 'Roam' or Brussels, elites protect their ownNot much to add, exceptthat as a user, I get immensely annoyed at the cost. And its for this reason that I will rarely use my phone overseas.There is also a sense of frustration, because as much as I would LIKE to...; Tags: telecom & utilities, cellular phones, european parliament, elite, phone, mobile; Discussion threads 2007-09-21
New Net taxes could arrive in November: New Net taxes could arrive in NovemberPaying More For Crappy SpeedsLook at Europe, where 10MB connection speeds are a joke....But as usual, we'll shell out the taxes and not protest at all...after all, our taxes are going towards winning the war in Iraq, not towards securing our borders and advancing...; Tags: taxes, free trade, strategy, new net tax, tax, government; Discussion threads 2007-09-14