Politics Politics http://stevenimmons.org/taxonomy/term/36/atom/feed 2008-03-29T00:04:44-07:00 Prisons to ban adult-rated games http://stevenimmons.org/blogs/stevenimmons/27072008/prisons-ban-adult-rated-games 2008-07-27T07:45:55-07:00 2008-07-27T07:45:55-07:00 SteveNimmons Leaves me wondering what kind of penal system we have when they have access to this stuff anyway...

Prisons to ban adult-rated games - Adult prisoners in England and Wales are to be banned from playing 18-rated computer games.

[BBC UK Technology News]

]]> Leaves me wondering what kind of penal system we have when they have access to this stuff anyway...

Prisons to ban adult-rated games - Adult prisoners in England and Wales are to be banned from playing 18-rated computer games.

[BBC UK Technology News]

]]> MPs warned of GPS jamming risks http://stevenimmons.org/blogs/stevenimmons/18062008/mps-warned-gps-jamming-risks 2008-06-18T15:34:12-07:00 2008-06-18T15:34:12-07:00 SteveNimmons I was writing about this issue back in mid April, but it is nice to see this is now being raised at Parliament...

MPs warned of GPS jamming risks - Ministers are urged to invest in a radio system developed during World War Two as a back-up to GPS satellite navigation.

[BBC UK Technology News]

]]> I was writing about this issue back in mid April, but it is nice to see this is now being raised at Parliament...

MPs warned of GPS jamming risks - Ministers are urged to invest in a radio system developed during World War Two as a back-up to GPS satellite navigation.

[BBC UK Technology News]

]]> Internet key to Obama victories http://stevenimmons.org/blogs/stevenimmons/12062008/internet-key-obama-victories 2008-06-12T13:02:27-07:00 2008-06-12T13:02:27-07:00 SteveNimmons Internet key to Obama victories - The Democrats seem to have a decisive advantage in using the internet as a campaigning tool in the presidential election.

[BBC UK Technology News]

]]> Internet key to Obama victories - The Democrats seem to have a decisive advantage in using the internet as a campaigning tool in the presidential election.

[BBC UK Technology News]

]]> What is good practice? Directors' Guides published http://stevenimmons.org/blogs/stevenimmons/27042008/what-good-practice-directors-guides-published 2008-04-27T13:15:40-07:00 2008-04-27T13:15:40-07:00 SteveNimmons What is good practice?

]]> What is good practice? Directors' Guides published - Risk management programmes ... must 'Directly and demonstrably support each of the organisation's stated strategic objectives (e.g. breed client confidence among the organisation's client sectors), not just reduce the aggregate impact of information failures and security breaches'.

 [When IT Meets Politics]

]]> Israeli officials: Facebook is national threat http://stevenimmons.org/blogs/stevenimmons/12042008/israeli-officials-facebook-national-threat 2008-04-12T08:24:50-07:00 2008-04-12T08:24:50-07:00 SteveNimmons Israeli officials: Facebook is national threat - Read full story for latest details.

]]> Israeli officials: Facebook is national threat - Read full story for latest details.

[CNN Tech News]

]]> Gates says all-seeing Web helps government transparency http://stevenimmons.org/blogs/stevenimmons/05042008/gates-says-all-seeing-web-helps-government-transparency 2008-04-05T11:52:33-07:00 2008-04-05T11:52:33-07:00 SteveNimmons Gates says all-seeing Web helps government transparency - MIAMI (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp. Chairman Bill Gates credited the Internet on Friday with making "phenomenal" inroads in beefing up government transparency, saying cabinet ministers in Scandinavia now keep little, if anything, private.

]]> Gates says all-seeing Web helps government transparency - MIAMI (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp. Chairman Bill Gates credited the Internet on Friday with making "phenomenal" inroads in beefing up government transparency, saying cabinet ministers in Scandinavia now keep little, if anything, private.

 [Technology News from Reuters]

]]> Should on-line Child Protection be moved offshore? http://stevenimmons.org/blogs/stevenimmons/29032008/should-line-child-protection-be-moved-offshore 2008-03-29T13:42:51-07:00 2008-03-29T13:42:51-07:00 SteveNimmons Should on-line Child Protection be moved offshore? - Unless and until this recommendation is acted on, those who wish to be seen to
be acting responsibly may well be advised by their legal counsel to base their
operations in Switzerland where they can operate to highest standards without

]]> Should on-line Child Protection be moved offshore? - Unless and until this recommendation is acted on, those who wish to be seen to
be acting responsibly may well be advised by their legal counsel to base their
operations in Switzerland where they can operate to highest standards without
the laws of unintended consequences getting in the way.

 [When IT Meets Politics]

]]> The New Cyber Security Czar http://stevenimmons.org/blogs/stevenimmons/29032008/new-cyber-security-czar 2008-03-29T00:12:32-07:00 2008-03-29T00:12:32-07:00 SteveNimmons The New Cyber Security Czar - The US has appointed Rod A. Beckstrom, a technology entrepeneur and author to head up the new National Cyber Security Center. He's an interesting and imaginative choice. Rod has a successful track record as a technology entrepreneur and he’s co-authored...

David Lacey [David Lacey's Security Blog]

]]> The New Cyber Security Czar - The US has appointed Rod A. Beckstrom, a technology entrepeneur and author to head up the new National Cyber Security Center. He's an interesting and imaginative choice. Rod has a successful track record as a technology entrepreneur and he’s co-authored...

David Lacey [David Lacey's Security Blog]

]]> T5 bag chaos hits weekend flights http://stevenimmons.org/blogs/stevenimmons/29032008/t5-bag-chaos-hits-weekend-flights 2008-03-29T00:07:46-07:00 2008-03-29T00:07:46-07:00 SteveNimmons T5 bag chaos hits weekend flights - Another 54 British Airways flights in and out of Heathrow are cancelled for Saturday as the recriminations continue. [BBC Business News]

]]> T5 bag chaos hits weekend flights - Another 54 British Airways flights in and out of Heathrow are cancelled for Saturday as the recriminations continue. [BBC Business News]

]]> 'Stranglehold' on science funding http://stevenimmons.org/blogs/stevenimmons/29032008/stranglehold-science-funding 2008-03-29T00:04:44-07:00 2008-03-29T00:04:44-07:00 SteveNimmons 'Stranglehold' on science funding - Science and innovation is being stifled by the government, says shadow chancellor George Osborne. [BBC Science News]

]]> 'Stranglehold' on science funding - Science and innovation is being stifled by the government, says shadow chancellor George Osborne. [BBC Science News]

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