Ignited by the Comcast fiasco in the US, the concept of Net Neutrality has been brought into the mainstream resulting in planned government interventions. However, unlike the name suggests, Net Neutrality might not stop BitTorrent blocking and could…
Two lawmakers criticized the Web services company that may have enabled the hacking of almost 50 government Web sites on Wednesday.
Tom Young, BusinessGreen, Friday 29 January 2010 at 00:15:00Ed Balls announces plan to tighten building standards and provide smartmeters to every schoolThe government yesterday announced ambitious plans to slash carbon emissionsfrom the nation’s sc…
Sam Trendall, CRN, Wednesday 27 January 2010 at 17:28:00Government unveils 10-year scheme to overhaul infrastructure and revamp ITprovisionThe government has claimed its overarching 10-year plan for IT will “transform ICT procurement” in the public …
New to the job, Howard Schmidt’s priorities include developing an organized response to attacks on American systems, private-public partnerships, and R&D. The nation’s new cybersecurity coordinator, Howard Schmidt, says the task of overseeing go…
With the entertainment industry pushing hard to turn ISPs into copyright cops, some are quite reasonably concerned about privacy rights. Over in Europe, a human rights group has asked the European Commission to do an assessment of Virgin Media’s ne…
Julie188 writes “A decade ago, Lawrence Grossman, former president of both NBC News and PBS, and Newton Minow, former chairman of the FCC, proposed that the government set up a multi-billion dollar trust that would act as a ‘venture capital fund’ to…
In an effort to bring high-speed Internet connections to 14 rural communities around the country, the Agriculture Department is handing out nearly $310 million in stimulus money, The Associated Press reported.It will amount to the largest round of gove…
The government’s decision to raise the UK threat level to severe this weekend has once again raised concerns about the risk terrorists pose to air travel.
Orestis Bastounis, Computeractive, Monday 25 January 2010 at 13:37:00Tax breaks will help stop companies going overseas say developersThe UK computer games industry has blamed its slide down the world rankingson a lack of Government financial suppor…