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Net Neutrality Wont Prevent BitTorrent Blocking

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…

[ More ] January 30th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Technology |

U.S. House leaders ask for investigation into hackings

Two lawmakers criticized the Web services company that may have enabled the hacking of almost 50 government Web sites on Wednesday.

[ More ] January 29th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Technology |
 

Zero Carbon schools to be piloted across UK

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…

[ More ] January 29th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Technology |

Public IT plan to “transform” procurement

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 …

[ More ] January 28th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Technology |
 

Cybersecurity Chief Confronts Google Attack, Cloud Security

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…

[ More ] January 28th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Technology |

EU To Explore Legality Of Virgin Media’s Copyright Cop Software

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…

[ More ] January 27th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Technology |
 

Schools To Get Their Own DARPA

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…

[ More ] January 26th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Technology |

$310 Million In Stimulus Money Granted For Broadband

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…

[ More ] January 25th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Technology |

Scanners shed light on terrorists

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.

[ More ] January 25th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Technology |

UK games industry needs Government support

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…

[ More ] January 25th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Technology |