A Ratings System for Websites?
Minister for culture, Andy Burnham, has told the Daily Telegraph that a kind of cinema style ratings system could be applied to websites in the near future in order to impose tighter controls on what...
View ArticleEnd to gaming anonymity online
The popular game World of Warcraft has made the headlines this week, following a decision to bring a close to its anonymous forums. Blizzard, the organisation behind World of Warcraft, have announced...
View ArticlePrivacy row over potential sale of database
Fears that privacy rules could be contravened by the possible sale of a database of contacts has created controversy within the United States. The database, owned by gay teen magazine XY, has been...
View ArticleHow a country is cracking down on web time-wasters
Jordan, in a surprise bid to increase the productivity of its public sector workers has prevented them from accessing over fifty websites during office hours. The move comes after research was...
View ArticleCraigslist slammed for alleged prostitution promotion
Craigslist, the highly popular advertising site, has been heavily criticised for its permissive attitude towards the adult market in America. An open letter to the Washington Post has identified the...
View ArticlePeople lie, online
According to a new study conducted by security experts Norton, over twenty-five percent of people lie when they input their name and other personal details online. In addition, the report demonstrated...
View ArticleDebate over rogue domains goes public
New plans devised by the UK police force to provide governance over rogue web domains are to be released and debated in public, news agencies have revealed this week. Police have announced their...
View ArticleNew rules for companies and websites storing information about browsing habits
From May 25th 2011 a revised European Framework on electronic communications will require marketers to obtain the consent of visitors to their website, in order to store and retrieve data usage...
View ArticleNet Neutrality Debate Intensifies as Data Transferred Over ISP Network Increases
Demands on Internet Service Providers and mobile carriers has intensified the debate surrounding ‘net neutrality’ in the UK and the US, as the amount of data transferred over their networks increases;...
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