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National Consumer Council refers 17 software companies for unfair terms and conditions

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| www.computerweekly.com
| 19/02/2008

Legislation and Regulation National Consumer Council refers 17 software companies for unfair terms and...licensing terms and conditions. The National Consumer Council will refer 17 software company in total to the Office... http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2008/02/19/229475/national-consumer-council-refers-17-software-companies-for-unfair-terms-and.htm

Top five stories on ComputerWeekly.com last week

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| 26/02/2008

...Microsoft pulls faulty Windows Vista update 3. Average UK broadband speed under 3mbps, report shows 4. National Consumer Council refers 17 software companies for unfair terms and conditions 5. Staffing and skills crisis the top concern for... http://www.computerweekly.com/blogs/editors-blog/2008/02/top-five-stories-on-computerwe.html

Should data breach confessions be mandatory for the private sector?

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| www.computerweekly.com
| 22/10/2008

...rumblings are taking place in the UK and calls for compulsory disclosure have been echoing for months. The National Consumer Council has been calling for the European Union to draft directives forcing firms to inform consumers when their personal... http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2008/10/23/232789/Should-data-breach-confessions-be-mandatory-for-the-private.htm

Software needs a money-back guarantee

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| 20/02/2008

...s happening now » Software needs a money-back guarantee Cliff Saran I'm really glad the National Consumer Council has asked the Office of Fair Trading to look at the preposterous end user licence agreement of big software providers... http://www.computerweekly.com/blogs/IT-FUD-blog/2008/02/software-needs-a-moneyback-gua.html

‘Data breaches need policing,’ warns consumer body

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| 20/11/2006

...from a consumer watchdog for a new law to force companies to notify customers of data breaches. The National Consumer Council made the call as it emerged that Nationwide is writing to its 11 million customers with security advice following... http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2006/11/20/220005/Data-breaches-need-policing-warns-consumer-body.htm

Ofcom appoints new consumer champion

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| 10/01/2008

...was previously consumer affairs director of the Financial Services Authority and chief executive of the National Consumer Council. Bradley is currently non-executive chairman of the Soil Association's Organic Standards Board a member... http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2008/01/10/228846/ofcom-appoints-new-consumer-champion.htm

Fears over Web site security mean only 3% of population shop online

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| 10/08/2000

...shop online Robert Dunt Thursday 10 August 2000 12:00 A new study by consumer interest group the National Consumer Council (NCC) has revealed that a lack of confidence in online security is hindering the expansion of Internet shopping... http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2000/08/10/176926/fears-over-web-site-security-mean-only-3-of-population-shop.htm

NHS IT staff look for guidance on £2.3bn scheme, so why the silence on key issues?

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| www.computerweekly.com
| 22/06/2004

...groups, including the Patients Association, Consumers' Association, Help the Aged, Mind, Mencap and the National Consumer Council. Like the Clinical Advisory Board, it has had five meetings. The failure to publish could simply be an oversight... http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2004/06/22/203220/NHS-IT-staff-look-for-guidance-on-1632.3bn-scheme-so-why-the-silence-on-key.htm

Summit to tackle consumers' Internet fears

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| 23/11/2000

...Warentest, the German consumer advice organisation. Jill Johnstone, head of policy and strategy at the National Consumer Council, is to chair the session, which will consider issues such as the difficulties of "faceless" customer services... http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2000/11/23/177543/summit-to-tackle-consumers-internet-fears.htm

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Prisoners' phone bills too high says watchdog

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| 23/09/2008

...pricing follows a 'super-complaint' earlier this year about pricing from the National Consumer Council, Scottish Consumer Council and Welsh Consumer Council with the support of the Prison Reform Trust. The consumer bodies filed a complaint... http://www.silicon.com/publicsector/0,3800010403,39292540,00.htm

Consumer Council up in arms over Vodafone/Inkk; watchdog says it's fine: CommsUpdate :

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Baffling software licences forced on users

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| 21/02/2008

Experts urge criminal charges for data breaches

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Jargon-filled software licences baffle consumers

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| 20/02/2008

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Norwegian consumer group will mount legal challenge to Facebook terms | Pinsent Masons LLP

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| 30/11/2009

...Information Advice Lines Forbrukerrådet, the Norwegian Consumer Council, has studied the privacy policies and terms and...apply also in an online environment," said the Consumer Council's assistant director Hans Marius Graasvold. "Nothing... http://www.out-law.com/default.aspx?page=10560

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