Culture of insecurity blamed for HMRC data loss: “ Official reports lambast UK.gov over data breaches A culture of insecurity rather than mistakes by any single official has been blamed for the HMRC data loss…
Staff internet policies must be Facebook-ready, warns expert: “Dealing with staff who misbehave on the web may be hampered by office policies written without Web 2.0 sites in mind, an employment expert has said. The…
Man jailed over nail bombs plot: “A Nazi sympathiser who kept nail bombs and knives under his bed is jailed for a total of 16 years.” (Via BBC News.)
HMRC culture ’caused discs loss’: “The loss of 25 million child benefit records can not be blamed on a single government official, a report is expected to say.” (Via BBC News.)
UK – Plan to protect children online unveiled: “(Guardian) The government has unveiled an action plan to make the internet safer for children with a £9m ad campaign promoting ‘e-safety’ and setting up a council…
Traders caught selling violent games to children, online and off: “Thirty-eight online traders and three high street shops have been caught selling 18-rated video games to children in a series of undercover investigations. Such sales…
Nazi paedophile: “‘Racial war’ terrorist who viewed child abuse images” Neo-Nazi Martyn Gilleard has been found guilty of making bombs for a far-right terrorist campaign, after having previously admitted downloading thousands of images of child…
UK – Youths ‘buy violent games online’: “(BBC) Children are able to illegally buy violent video games through online auction websites, the UK’s Trading Standards Institute has said. Almost 90% of retailers tested by the…
Virgin Media rubbishes P2P throttling rumours: “ Secret testing denied Virgin Media has today strongly denied a charge it is running secret tests with a view to introducing new bandwidth throttling hardware to target peer…
UK’s Idea of Extreme Porn Still Undefined: “On June 14, U.K.-based Consenting Adult Action Network (C.A.A.N.) went to West Midlands police headquarters to seek advice about the recent implementation of the Obscene Publications Act which…