Government

MPs Want Jail Sentences For Data Misuse

A Justice Committee report has declared current penalties insufficient to deter data privacy offences

13 years ago

Ofcom’s ‘Three Strikes’ Fileshare Policy Due In 2013

Ofcom will start sending letters to alleged file sharers in 2013 under the Digital Economy Act

13 years ago

Lib Dems Mount Digital Economy Act Challenge

The Liberal Democrats have fulfilled a promise to challenge the Digital Economy Act in a Parliamentary debate

13 years ago

US Government Security Incidents Skyrocket

A new report has revealed the poor state of security within the US federal government

13 years ago

White House Acts On WikiLeaks-Style Breaches

The US federal government has launched new systems to protect classified government documents

13 years ago

Government To Fund Graphene Research Hub

Wonder-material graphene will get its own £50m research hub as part of the government's IT investment package

13 years ago

Critical UK Cyber Security Report Hits As Maude Misses

The UK's Cyber Security Strategy report is overdue but a critical independent report has hit the mark

13 years ago

Cisco UK CEO To Chair Technology Strategy Board

Phil Smith, CEO of Cisco UK & Ireland, named as preferred candidate for role at Technology Strategy Board

13 years ago

Facebook For Civil Servants Banned By Government

Civil servants have been banned from using Facebook, but can still use Twitter and LinkedIn for work

13 years ago

Rights Group Says Cisco Aided Chinese Persecution

Cisco knowingly provided the Chinese government with technology to spy on Falun Gong members, say critics

13 years ago

Government Tenders Services Network Agreement

Buying Solutions has tendered a PSN framework agreement valued at £2bn for joined-up government services

13 years ago

Could Net Neutrality Be A Bad Thing?

The aim of net neutrality is a good thing, but innovation will require non-neutral services, argues Tekelec's Randy Fuller

13 years ago

Government Silently Springs Green Economy Plans

An impressive blueprint for a green economy has sneaked out, but without overt political backing will anyone take note, asks…

13 years ago

Mayor Boris To Address Digital London Event

Boris Johnson will use a March event to push London's Tech City as the digital capital of Europe

13 years ago

Maude Relaunches Revolving Door To Open Data

The government is listening to ideas about data transparency and open to triggering new business ideas

13 years ago

Axe The NHS Patient Care Scheme, MPs Demand

Abandon the National Programme for IT healthcare system, says a PAC report which casts blame on CSC and BT

13 years ago

UK Government’s IP Changes Will Legalise CD Ripping

The Digital Opportunity report is set to shake up intellectual property laws to make them fit the digital age

13 years ago

Five Year Cyber Attack On US And UN Revealed

Is China behind attacks on the US, South Korea, the Olympics Committee and others, exposed by McAfee?

13 years ago

Government Recipe For IT Rip Offs Laid Bare

"Obscene" spending on government IT projects coined fortunes for a handful of IT suppliers, says PASC

13 years ago

Police DNA Database Will Retain ‘Innocent’ Profiles

Home Office minister James Brokenshire has admitted to broken promises of police DNA data erasure

13 years ago

Government Announces Consultation On Open Data

Further consultations will be held on expanding the government's open data scheme within weeks

13 years ago

Government: Social Networks Pose Terrorism Threat

New technologies are being used to plan terrorist attacks, according to the government's new security strategy

14 years ago

Questions Raised Over Google’s Government Access

Newspapers have suggested that Google could have too much influence with the British Government

14 years ago

Phone ‘Hacking’ Scandal Could Get Wrong Answers

Bad journalism is bad journalism, and voicemail access is not hacking. Watch out for the results of a moral panic,…

14 years ago

Home Office To Create Police ICT Procurement Company

Home Secretary Theresa May is to create a company that specialises in IT procurement for the police

14 years ago

Vaizey Says ISPs’ High Court Challenge Is ‘Odd’

Communications Minister Ed Vaizey is not amused by High Court challenges from BT and TalkTalk to the DEA

14 years ago

Silicon Roundabout Asks For Copyright Overhaul

British tech firms have urged the Coalition government to change copyright law

14 years ago

Brazilian Government Latest Lulzsec Victim

Websites of the Brazilian government have suffered DDoS attacks, adding to a growing list of 'hacktivism' victims

14 years ago

HMRC To Use ‘Web Robots’ To Hunt Down Tax Cheats

Tax cheats beware: HM Revenue & Customs is planning to use web bots to crack down on tax evasion

14 years ago

Government Services Could Go Onto Facebook

Users could use Facebook or Twitter to access government services in the future, according to the Cabinet Office

14 years ago