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Debate on internet security to take place in House of Lords
Tuesday 7th October 2008, by Daniel King
The House of Lords will be debating two reports on internet security on Friday October 10th.
Both were published by the House of Lords Science and Technology Committee last year and focus specifically on personal internet security.
The reports note that the internet is not properly controlled and that the government has failed to grasp how much of a threat it poses to users.
Indeed, it labelled the worldwide web as a "wild west" in which individuals are held responsible for their own protection.
Lord Broers, a member of the committee, noted: "Some of our recommendations, such as the establishment of a specialist e-crime police unit, are now being acted on by government."
Despite this, he stated that other measures that have been recommended have been ignored by the Labour government.
Among these are holding software developers liable for any damage caused by flaws in security and making it possible for people to report fraudulent transactions conducted online to the police rather than having to go to their bank.
Lord Broers commented: "This debate will enable members of the House to question the Government on what has been achieved."
He added that it would also provide a forum in which the members of the committee could reiterate their concerns and calls for "better protection for internet users".
In related news, the level of spam emails declined by eight per cent in September 2008 compared to the previous month.
This is according to MessageLabs, which also revealed that the number of viruses spawned from emails reduced, down to 0.76 per cent compared with over one per cent in August.
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