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When IT Meets Politics
Discussing the intersection between politics and the information society.
November 2008
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The future of DNA based security clearance?
- Winsafe Ltd 30 Nov 2008 -
McColo and the lessons for effective Internet Governance
- Winsafe Ltd 26 Nov 2008 -
Bringing forward the recovery: 2) Tax Free Training.
- Winsafe Ltd 22 Nov 2008
I am fed up with yappy puppies, security products which bombard me with incomprehensible meaningless warnings - when I get an e-mail from some-one new, try to install a competitive product or visit ...
But, what would the headlines be if Microsoft they were to publicly commit to rigorous co-operation with law enforcement around the world to police the Internet, in advance of any agreement on a ...
The main change since I put forward the proposals is the sheer scale of need to retrain those whose skills have already atrophied or will no longer be needed in 2010. It goes well beyond the ICT ...
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How can you help shorten the slump? 1) Smarter Public Procurement
- Winsafe Ltd 21 Nov 2008 -
European ISP gives lifeline to spammers and botnet herders
- Winsafe Ltd 19 Nov 2008 -
Washington Post slashes US spam after Internet Community fails
- Winsafe Ltd 15 Nov 2008 -
Who do you trust - on-line or off?
- Winsafe Ltd 11 Nov 2008 -
It was the Internet wot wun it : lessons from the US election
- Winsafe Ltd 06 Nov 2008 -
Do Digital Diapers Deter Data Diarrhoea?
- Winsafe Ltd 01 Nov 2008
There is, however, much guidance already available, including from the Audit Commission, Digital Inclusion Team, Intellect, the National Audit Office, the Office of Government Commerce and SOCITM.
What are the lessons from the apparent ease with which spam can be largely eradicated by reputable ISPs enforcing their conditions of service?
It does, however, add force to the need to move from rhetoric to to action with regard to "Internet Governance" - including the accountability of those who will be driven by their financae ...
Indeed they trust their own MP rather more than the officials they deal with. I suspect that if this question had been split between those who have had personal dealings with their MP and those who ...
We urgently need to harness the internet's power for the good of all social groups - not just because it is desirable for a democracy to be socially inclusive, but because of the very real danger ...
They have to have the equivalent of PGP, "pretty good paranoia", not just the technology but the attitude of protectiing other peoples' data as they would their own and their families'.