AOL defends right to anonymity on the Net

AOL is defending itself from being forced to name users of its service that post potentially defamatory messages anonymously. The ISP has made a submission as a 'friend of the court' in a case in Pittsburg. Although AOL is not directly involved in the case, it was allowed to make its point in court. ...more

British business fails to stem internet abuse

British business is not doing enough to protect sensitive company data. While businesses seek to protect themselves from external threats, often the biggest security and Internet malpractice occurs from inside the company. The findings are part of a new biennial Information Security Breaches Survey, for 2006 published by the Department of Trade and Industry. ...more

SCO sets out new product roadmap

Taking time out from being the company that everyone loves to hate, SCO has unveiled a roadmap of new Unix products stretching into next year, including its first foray into embedded systems. Immediately available are UnixWare 7.1. ...more

Sanders officially steps down from AMD

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IWF launches a Wipe It Out campaign

Seventy-four per cent of UK companies would not report to the police an employee who downloaded indecent images of children, according to a survey by the Internet Watch Foundation. Of those, 38 per cent would not even go as far as to discipline or dismiss the employee. The IWF revealed the findings at the launch of its Wipe It Out campaign to stamp out the downloading and distribution of indecent pictures of children in the workplace. ...more