London School Of Economics
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UK Web snooping plans unworkable, say critics
News Experts from London School of Economics say U.K. government plan to record traffic details of all Web communications is "an impossibility".
Tags: Security, Government, Microsoft Windows Live, Spokesperson, London School of Economics, phone, Internet User, user-ID, Internet Service Provider, Internet
Mobile tech gets cautious praise from aid groups
News Wireless technology has its benefits, but experts seek more evidence on the true costs of installing infrastructure in the developing world.
Tags: Mobile, Mobile/Wireless, Mobile Technology, phone, developing country, financial, professor, researcher, patient, barrier
Mobile users make same errors as disabled PC users
News Academics have called on tech companies to overcome mobile-device usability issues, after research found mobile users make the same errors as motor-impaired PC users.
Tags: Mobile/Wireless, Development/design, Wireless e-mail devices, Cellular phones, Smart phones, Mobile, phone, technology company, information system, researcher
UK govt Web monitoring plans unworkable, warns Linx
News Traffic-switching organization, London Internet Exchange, says proposals to monitor all Web communications are technologically impractical.
Tags: Data security, Authentication and encryption, Network security, data retention, Spokesperson, communications service provider, Government, e-mail, monitoring, Internet
Businesses urged to devise digital-forensics plans
News A report from the Information Assurance Advisory Council says, businesses need to have a forensics strategy to support their position in legal proceedings.
Tags: Security Management, Business security, Disaster Recovery, Evidence, Security, Organization, Disaster Recovery Planning, London School of Economics, Computer, professor
Investment in tech could help the UK reinvent itself
News A London School of Economics report suggests that a 15 billion pound (US$22.1 billion) investment in broadband, smart grid and intelligent transport technology could create 700,000 jobs.
Tags: Investments, Business broadband, Report, Investment, Author, Spokesperson, Information And Communication Technology, Broadband, Government, job
UK ID cards 'may still fail'
News UK Government U-turn on databases may not be enough to save project.
Tags: Database management, Biometrics, Government
US$15 mobiles for sale by 2008, predicts Motorola chief
News Sub-US$15 handsets for developing world to bridge the digital divide by 2008, predicts Motorola U.K. head.
Tags: Cellular phones
CIOs 'lack vision and fail to innovate'
News IT innovation is often stifled because of a focus on automation and streamlining, according to a new report.
Tags: Leadership
Avoid the 'curse' of cheap outsourcing deals
News New research shows that one in five suppliers end up not making a profit, and that could result in a bad experience for the customer.
Tags: IT outsourcing, Outsourcing
Nortel: Businesses will become virtual
News The growing power of mobile technology means many employees will soon work in a virtual office, predicts Nortel.
Tags: Mobile/Wireless, Mobile platforms/communications, 802.11/Wi-Fi, 3G (Third Generation), SMB
U.K. govt 'in denial' about true ID card costs
News The U.K. government's ID card plans have again come under fire after the London School of Economics (LSE) revealed the cost of the scheme could now rise to almost US$52.9 billion.
Tags: Biometrics
Hollywood hates pirates, but can it use them?
News Michael Moore movie "Sicko" enjoys successful debut, despite being illegally downloaded by thousands.
Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Piracy
U.K. government must update cybercrime laws, say experts
News The government has been accused of sitting on its hands rather than making the Computer Misuse Act relevant.
Tags: Network security, Legal, Regulations
Massive online child porn ring broken up
News The arrest of 100 people subscribing to the largest commercial child pornography ring ever discovered in the United States has called into question the assumption that Internet pedophilia is a non-profit-making activity.
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