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When IT Meets Politics
Discussing the intersection between politics and the information society.
May 2013
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Removing the media megaphone for terrorism: May moves forward while predecessors stuck in the past
- Winsafe Ltd 27 May 2013 -
Giving a cyber-megaphone to global terrorism: a new twist to internet censorship debate
- Winsafe Ltd 25 May 2013 -
Tell UKIP that it holds the key to the future of EU Network, Information and Cyber security
- Winsafe Ltd 24 May 2013
That does not mean that the problems of surveillance are intractable. "Merely" that the Big Data "solution" predicated in the thinking behind the Communications Bill is not the most practical and ...
One effect of this incident will be to accelerate the rate at which we move into an age of increasing Internet censorship and propaganda. I only hope that "our" side will be more effective than ...
This directive could be the touchstone because the vast majority of Internet users appear to agree that something must be done to improve on-line security. Unfortunately this is not the "something" ...
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Main obstacle to SMEs going on-line IS security - OU Survey
- Winsafe Ltd 20 May 2013 -
BT launches offensive on Sky's broadband bulge: markets believe Talk Talk will be the loser
- Winsafe Ltd 12 May 2013 -
I would love to be a fly on wall after BT's mammoth briefing to investment analysts
- Winsafe Ltd 09 May 2013 -
Why do SMEs who advertise online not transact online?
- Winsafe Ltd 08 May 2013 -
Government Digital Service condemned for shallow thinking
- Winsafe Ltd 07 May 2013
Those who wish small firms to transact online should focus on ensuring that the products and services they wish to promote are indeed "fit for purpose" - with a premium on security processes that ...
The result should be a win-win for business and consumers as BT gets the take-up that will enable it to return to its pre-1997 investment trajectory and Sky (and others) bankroll the condtruction ...
If so, it becomes a take-over target for who-over can organise a deal with HM Treasury to cover the pension fund liabilities and Cabinet Office to cover the Critical National Infrastructure ...
Next I should say a word of praise (and I should say it is genuine praise) for BT's skills activities in support of its core business. BT is one of the few organisations that takes its ...
Hence my regular plea to implement the recommendations of the Fulton Report because relying on private sector expertise is no substitute and the current Civil Service learning framework is a joke ...