Archive for September, 2009

Clearer Rules Urged for Asylum Seekers Fleeing Gender-Related Persecution

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Women seeking political asylum in the United States based on gender-related persecution can get mired in a legal labyrinth that can leave their cases unresolved for years, according to a ... Read more..

UK broadband ‘not fit’ for future

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A global study of broadband puts the UK 25th out of 66 countries in terms of the quality and reach of its broadband networks. Read more..

Twitter in haste…

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...repent at leisure, would-be Labour MPs are told Read more..

Surveillance state ‘a good thing’

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A leading adviser to the NHS calls for more surveillance of personal data at a Labour conference fringe meeting. Read more..

Complaints over Freeview retune

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Hundreds of people with Freeview say they are have lost some channels after having to retune their set-top boxes and TVs. Read more..

US relaxes grip on the internet

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The US loosens its control over how the internet is run after it signs a new agreement with net regulator Icann. Read more..

Security paint

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Painting your way to a safer wi-fi connection Read more..

Giant video screen enters the record books

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The world's largest High Definition (HD) video screen enters the Guinness Book of Records. Read more..

Online advertising ‘overtakes TV’

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Online advertising spending in the UK has overtaken television expenditure for the first time, a report says. Read more..

‘Time telescope’ could boost web

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A simple method of magnifying light pulses in time could pack significantly more information into the data packets of the internet. Read more..