Government IT

‘Cheating Watches’ Are Helping Students In Exams

Cheating wearable tech. Teachers warn students of increasing use of “cheating watches” during examinations

9 years ago

TalkTalk: BT Openreach Split Is Only Way To Solve Ofcom’s Concerns

TalkTalk reiterates calls for Openreach separation, claiming no concessions can stop BT from having too much influence

9 years ago

Virgin Media: Ultrafast Broadband Doesn’t Need To Be ‘Regulated Into Existence’

Virgin Media says its network investment shows there is no need for more regulation and is concerned that Ofcom will…

9 years ago

Ofcom: We Want Network-Level Broadband Competition

Ofcom director of strategy says its main goal is helping deliver ultrafast broadband, not separating BT or promoting a particular…

9 years ago

Government Could Step In To Stop Ad Blocking

Culture Secretary offers support for the battle against ad blocking and pledges to bring forward requirement for licence fee to…

9 years ago

MoD Extends Capgemini Payments Contract Until December

Ministry of Defence wants another 12 months of Capgemini's P2P cloud payment and procurement service

9 years ago

Brazil Arrests Facebook Executive As WhatsApp Row Deepens

Facebook brands Brazilian decision to jail executive as “extreme and disproportionate”

9 years ago

Privacy Groups, Tech Industry Slam ‘Rushed’ And ‘Draconian’ Investigatory Powers Bill

NEWS ANALYSIS: The tech industry wants Investigatory Powers Bill to be subject to full parliamentary scrutiny, while privacy campaigners fear…

9 years ago

RSA Conference 2016: What’s Old Security is New Again

BLOG: Kurt Stammberger, founder of the RSA Conference, sees the same issues in FBI vs. Apple as were brought to…

9 years ago

Marketing Firm Goes Into Liquidation After ‘Record’ £350,000 ICO Fine

ICO fines Prodial £350,000 after 46m automated nuisance calls about PPI insurance claims but regulator says it will work with…

9 years ago

Snoopers’ Charter Revisions ‘Don’t Fix Flaws’

The Investigatory Powers bill is being rushed through in spite of significant concerns, according to critics

9 years ago

US Justice Request For Apple To Unlock Suspect’s iPhone Is Rejected

US federal judge's decision not to require Apple to unlock iPhone in drugs case lends weight to Apple's side in…

9 years ago

EC Clears £44bn Dell EMC Takeover

European Commission follows US Federal Trade Commission in clearing Dell-EMC merger after raising no competition concerns

9 years ago

EC Publishes ‘Safe Harbour 2.0’ Privacy Shield Details

'Privacy Shield' protects EU citizens' personal data from misuse by US companies and intelligence services, according to the Commission

9 years ago

Can Ofcom Get Openreach Reform From BT Without Messy Divorce?

BLOG: Just like NFL owners have threatened to relocate to Los Angeles to get what they want, Ofcom hopes the…

9 years ago

Poll: Should Smartphone Makers Unlock Devices For Law Enforcement?

Apple is fighting a very public battle with the FBI over encryption. But should the industry do more? Let us…

9 years ago

Quiz Of The Week: Mobile World Congress 2016

What do you remember about this year’s MWC? Take our quiz to find out!

9 years ago

Court Papers Confirm US Government Paid Carnegie Mellon To Hack Tor

US university credibility questioned after court documents show it was paid to hack Tor network

9 years ago

Apple CEO Tim Cook: FBI Request Would Create ‘Software Equivalent To Cancer’

Apple boss Tim Cook defends his company's stance in TV interview and refuses to create a "dangerous" piece of software

9 years ago

BT: ‘Voluntary Agreement’, Not Legal Action Is Best Way To Fix Openreach

BT regulatory head says working together will benefit consumers and communications providers

9 years ago

Ofcom Tightens Openreach Regulation But Does Not Separate It From BT

BT must allow rivals to lay fibre in Openreach ducts and telegraph poles, while Ofcom also wants open access division…

9 years ago

MWC 2016: BT CEO Warns Broadband Speed Upgrades Hinge On Ofcom Review

BT CEO Gavin Patterson makes final defence of Openreach structure and says it is prepared to make fibre, G.Fast investments…

9 years ago

Government Promises Business Broadband Review

Business Secretary Sajid Javid promises manufacturers he will launch inquiry into the availability and affordability of business broadband

9 years ago

MWC 2016: Mobile Industry Helps Developing World And Refugees With Tech

UK government teams up with GSMA to help improve access to energy and clean water, while Vodafone Foundation pledges support…

9 years ago

US DoJ Wants To Force Apple To Unlock iPhones ‘In A Dozen Cases’

The US Department of Justice wants to force Apple to unlock more handsets as row over encryption continues

9 years ago

Broadband Is More Popular Topic In This Parliament As BDUK Reaches 3.6m Premises

Industry body ISPA says increasing references to broadband show importance of connectivity, as government publishes new BDUK figures

9 years ago

Sky CEO: BT Openreach Is Holding UK Broadband Back

As Ofcom review nears its conclusion, Sky CEO Jeremy Darroch once again calls for BT and Openreach to be split…

9 years ago

UK Government Introduces New Online Porn Restrictions

All sites containing pornographic content will soon be legally required to request some form of age verification

9 years ago

Mayor Of London Candidates Voice Support For Tech Industry In Debate

Mayor of London hopefuls say they want to maintain capital's tech success story, but immigration and skills is the biggest…

9 years ago

Free Leicester Wi-Fi Network Can Boost 4G Coverage

BT will use CCTV infrastructure to build a free Wi-Fi network that will also allow operators to boost city centre…

9 years ago