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Amazon says no to Phorm ad system

Amazon says no to Phorm ad system

Amazon has stated that it will not participate in trials of the Phorm advertising system, after a privacy group called for retailers to opt out.
David Neal Apr 16 2009 11:57AM Telco/ISP
Google forced to pull UK Street View images

Google forced to pull UK Street View images

Google has already had to pull images from its Google Maps Street View tool launched in the UK last week, after a number of early testers registered privacy complaints with the service, identifying images of themselves captured in the photos.
Rosalie Marshall Mar 23 2009 10:24AM Security
Value of UK tech deals jumps 10 per cent

Value of UK tech deals jumps 10 per cent

A strong performance by the UK technology sector last year helped to push global deals to respectable levels in 2008, according to new research by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC).
Phil Muncaster Jan 20 2009 2:50PM Financial Services
McKinnon pleads guilty to UK hacking offence

McKinnon pleads guilty to UK hacking offence

UK hacker Gary McKinnon is pursuing a new route to avoid extradition to the US – by pleading guilty to an offence in the UK.
Bryan Glick Jan 13 2009 3:10PM Security
Lack of IT standards hampering UK war effort

Lack of IT standards hampering UK war effort

The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has warned that differing US suppliers' proprietary software standards are hampering the ability of British forces in Afghanistan to make full use of data from unmanned air-reconnaissance vehicles (UAVs).
Parliamentary reporter Nov 8 2008 7:22AM Software
Games vending machines to appear on UK streets

Games vending machines to appear on UK streets

Sony Entertainment and Universal Pictures have teamed up to bring "instant entertainment" vending machines, packed chock full of PS3 games, Blu-ray movies and downloadable music, to Britain’s street corners.
Sylvie Barak Nov 5 2008 2:47PM Software
Jacqui Smith slammed by McKinnon lawyers

Jacqui Smith slammed by McKinnon lawyers

The UK'S Home Secretary was "perverse and inhuman" in her rejection of Pentagon hacker Gary McKinnon's plea that his mental health made him unsuitable for detention in the US, the High Court was told on Friday.
Mark Ballard Oct 21 2008 10:33AM Security
UK Ministry of Defence loses data on 100,000 personnel

UK Ministry of Defence loses data on 100,000 personnel

The Ministry of Defence is investigating the loss of a computer hard drive that could contain the personal details of 100,000 members of the armed forces, according to media reports.
Tom Young Oct 13 2008 3:12PM Security
Open Source makes historic UK breakthrough

Open Source makes historic UK breakthrough

Open Source companies have been granted official permission to supply software to the UK public sector for the first time in British history.
Mark Ballard Sep 23 2008 4:06PM Software
UK to lead e-crime prosecutor network

UK to lead e-crime prosecutor network

Database of prosecutors, legal guidance and training to be available online.
Tom Young Sep 1 2008 10:45AM Security
Every prisoner in UK victim of data breach

Every prisoner in UK victim of data breach

The personal information of thousands of criminals in England and Wales has been lost on a USB drive.
Mark Mayne Aug 25 2008 9:59AM Security
UK government plans to log every call, text and email

UK government plans to log every call, text and email

The Home office has issued a consultation paper for a new law that would force phone companies, ISPs and network operators to record and store every phone call, web page request and text message..
Iain Thomson Aug 14 2008 4:06PM Security
UK electronic passports cloned within minutes

UK electronic passports cloned within minutes

An investigation by the Times has shown that the supposedly secure electronic passports used by the UK government can be cracked and cloned in minutes.
Iain Thomson Aug 7 2008 2:20PM Security
Google now owns three quarters of UK search

Google now owns three quarters of UK search

More than three quarters of all internet searches are conducted by Google, according to market research firm comScore..
Rosalie Marshall Aug 7 2008 7:39AM Software
UK Ministry of Defence admits massive data losses

UK Ministry of Defence admits massive data losses

The UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) has admitted that it has lot 658 laptops and 121 USB data drives since 2004, much more than was previously admitted to.
Iain Thomson Jul 21 2008 9:07AM Security
Apple breaks price promise on UK Itunes

Apple breaks price promise on UK Itunes

When Apple promised six months ago to equalise the cost of Itunes download throughout Europe, the chaps in the accounts department at Cupertino were probably thinking they had a long round of tough negotiations with records labels and artists ahead of them.
Stewart Meagher Jul 16 2008 9:50AM Software
UK leads the way in fighting online crime

UK leads the way in fighting online crime

Internet stakeholders hail UK's "blended approach" to online crime reduction
Phil Muncaster Jul 14 2008 9:44AM Security
UK online fake goods market worth £800m

UK online fake goods market worth £800m

Around £800m worth of counterfeit goods pass through online shopping and auction sites in the UK each year, new research has claimed..
Staff Writers Jul 7 2008 8:16AM Software
HMRC breach would have been avoided for just A$30,000

HMRC breach would have been avoided for just A$30,000

The massive data breach at UK's HMRC, in which the records of 25 million people were lost, could have been avoided for £15,000 (A$30,000).
Richard Thurston Jul 4 2008 10:49AM Security
Minister faces grilling after second secret document leak

Minister faces grilling after second secret document leak

Has the UK's fight against terrorism been compromised after a second set of confidential Government documents was left on a train?
Richard Thurston Jun 17 2008 9:59AM Security

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