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All Legislation and Regulation News - February 2008

Steria latest bidder to pull out of ID card project

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Author: Ian Grant
Date: 28 February 2008

European systems integrator Steria is...

Government will have to ask permission for ID card information

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Author: Ian Grant
Date: 28 February 2008

People will have to give explicit permission for the government to access their personal details held on various databases before they can get a national...

Police allowed searches of national patient records database

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Author: Tony Collins
Date: 28 February 2008

A government minister has said that data on a central database of millions of confidential health records will be made available to police where there is an "overriding public interest".

European Commission to spend £42m to keep kids safe online

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Author: Ian Grant
Date: 27 February 2008

The European Commission is to spend £42m on a programme to enhance children's safety online.

European Commission fines Microsoft £680m

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Author: Ian Grant
Date: 27 February 2008

The European Commission has fined US software firm Microsoft £680m for failing to comply with a 2004 order to stop its monopolistic practices.

Ofcom slammed for lack of business broadband focus

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Author: John-Paul Kamath
Date: 26 February 2008

The Communications Management Association has slammed Ofcom for failing to represent the ICT needs of businesses in drafting regulations.

UK Companies House register contains 3,994 high-risk individuals, Datanomic finds

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Author: Antony Savvas
Date: 21 February 2008

The UK Companies House register of company directors is full of disqualified directors, money launderers and terrorists, according to a new study.

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

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Author: Cliff Saran
Date: 19 February 2008

Some of the biggest names in the software industry including Microsoft, Adobe, Symantec and Apple have come under scrutiny for unfair licensing terms and conditions.

Broadband de-regulation: what does it mean?

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Author: John-Paul Kamath
Date: 18 February 2008

Ofcom has split the national market for broadband into four main areas and defined them according to the level of competition that exists between broadband providers. But what do they mean?

Broadband providers making it hard for customers to switch, despite Ofcom rules

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Author: Antony Savvas
Date: 18 February 2008

Broadband providers are still making it hard for customers to switch provider, despite regulator Ofcom bringing in new regulations a year ago.

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