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EC wants explanation of UK's Phorm response

The European Commission (EC) has once again written to the UK authorities to request an explanation of its response to BT's trials of Phorm's internet service provider (ISP) adware system.
Allegedly, the trials conducted by the company were illegal and Brussels is asking for answers about the use of the technology, reports The Register.
Officials from the European Union (EU) noted that there were no details about how future use of the software would be regulated.
Tuesday, 14th October 2008 - full story - comments (0)

Music pirates 'will be deterred by ISP warnings'

A recent survey has revealed that the majority of consumers will be put off illegally downloading audio files if they are warned by their internet service provider (ISP).
Conducted by Entertainment Media Research (EMR), the poll took into account their views of 1,500 internet users, reports ISP Review.
Of these, 72 per cent said that they would cease any illegal downloading of music files if they were told to do so by their ISP.
Monday, 13th October 2008 - full story - comments (0)

Broadband users 'cannot spot fake pop-ups'

Recent research has found that the majority of internet and broadband users are not capable of distinguishing between real and fake pop-ups.
A study carried out at North Carolina State University found that surfers were fooled by malicious messages 63 per cent of the time.
Despite making a number of initial mistakes, users continued to fall for the false warnings, which encouraged them to download dangerous or harmful files onto their machines.
Tuesday, 7th October 2008 - full story - comments (0)

Debate on internet security to take place in House of Lords


Tuesday, 7th October 2008 - full story - comments (0)

European Parliament abandons illegal file-sharing legislation


Friday, 26th September 2008 - full story - comments (0)

Virgin Media will not disconnect illegal file sharers


Friday, 19th September 2008 - full story - comments (0)

Phorm ruled as legal


Wednesday, 17th September 2008 - full story - comments (0)

Brits 'unaware that their mail is scanned'


Wednesday, 3rd September 2008 - full story - comments (0)

One in six fail to protect their wireless router


Monday, 1st September 2008 - full story - comments (0)

Credit cards 'safer for online purchases'


Thursday, 21st August 2008 - full story - comments (0)

Spam levels 'driven by zombie computers'


Tuesday, 19th August 2008 - full story - comments (0)

Study: Trojans account for 76% of malware


Friday, 8th August 2008 - full story - comments (0)

Olympics 'will increase malware threat'


Monday, 4th August 2008 - full story - comments (0)

Businesses urged to beef up internet security


Friday, 25th July 2008 - full story - comments (0)

Business spam 'on the up'


Thursday, 17th July 2008 - full story - comments (0)

PC users urged to be more security savvy


Tuesday, 15th July 2008 - full story - comments (0)

Businesses would benefit from internet usage policy, says expert


Monday, 14th July 2008 - full story - comments (0)

Malware a 'worry' for internet users


Friday, 11th July 2008 - full story - comments (0)

Users advised not to worry about YouTube ruling


Monday, 7th July 2008 - full story - comments (0)

Another Spam warning


Tuesday, 1st July 2008 - full story - comments (0)

Enjoy summer with tips for wireless working


Monday, 23rd June 2008 - full story - comments (0)

Wales takes steps against e-crime


Thursday, 12th June 2008 - full story - comments (0)

Concerns raised over email database


Wednesday, 21st May 2008 - full story - comments (0)

Victory against spam


Friday, 16th May 2008 - full story - comments (0)

Early launch of UK Council for Child Internet Safety


Friday, 16th May 2008 - full story - comments (0)

Children warned about internet dangers


Thursday, 8th May 2008 - full story - comments (0)

Web fraud warning from Finjan


Friday, 25th April 2008 - full story - comments (0)

Facebook thieves get £30,000


Tuesday, 15th April 2008 - full story - comments (0)

'Virus threat grows'


Monday, 14th April 2008 - full story - comments (0)

BT takes action against card fraud


Wednesday, 9th April 2008 - full story - comments (0)

Reported rise in young social network profiles


Thursday, 3rd April 2008 - full story - comments (0)

Email stress 'can be reduced'


Friday, 7th March 2008 - full story - comments (0)

Young 'more susceptible to online fraud'


Wednesday, 5th March 2008 - full story - comments (0)

Spam comes from six main sources, says report


Monday, 3rd March 2008 - full story - comments (0)

Online criminals 'are getting more sophisticated'


Tuesday, 26th February 2008 - full story - comments (0)

Internet security 'has adapted'


Friday, 22nd February 2008 - full story - comments (0)

Broadband users "not aware of the potential dangers"


Tuesday, 19th February 2008 - full story - comments (0)

European Safer Internet Day raises awareness


Wednesday, 13th February 2008 - full story - comments (0)

Online personal identity is 'precious'


Monday, 11th February 2008 - full story - comments (0)

Homeworkers 'bad behaviour' online


Friday, 8th February 2008 - full story - comments (0)

Internet bank customers 'should protect computers'


Tuesday, 5th February 2008 - full story - comments (0)

BT Home Hub 'open to hacking'


Tuesday, 22nd January 2008 - full story - comments (0)

Windows virus warning issued


Monday, 14th January 2008 - full story - comments (0)

Security concerns over business broadband Web 2.0


Monday, 7th January 2008 - full story - comments (0)

Australia's new web rules


Thursday, 3rd January 2008 - full story - comments (0)

Hacking tools ban


Thursday, 3rd January 2008 - full story - comments (0)

Small businesses 'need to get online payment advice'


Thursday, 27th December 2007 - full story - comments (0)

Newer online advertising 'poses risks'


Monday, 17th December 2007 - full story - comments (0)

'No such thing as safe web zone'


Friday, 14th December 2007 - full story - comments (0)

Brits urged to shore up Wi-Fi connections


Friday, 7th December 2007 - full story - comments (0)