Wendy Brewer

Government officials and industry associations today met at the House of Commons to discuss possible solutions to the ever-expanding problem of unsolicited e-mail.

Nearly half of all e-mails sent are spam, and the spammers' favourite day is Thursday, according to research conducted by BT Openworld and antivirus firm Brightmail Inc..

Electronic voting trials planned for next year's U.K. local election may be scrapped following the government's announcement to move local elections to the same day as European Parliamentary elections.

The RNIB (Royal National Institute of the Blind) Friday revealed basic flaws in the design of several council websites, which prevented many visually impaired people from voting in Thursday's local elections.

Internet thinktank FIPR (the Foundation for Information Policy Research) has warned that the systems being used for today's e-voting trials do not offer an adequate level of security and could undermine the public's confidence in the electoral process.

In a decision that could see British Telecom (BT) forced to increase its broadband prices, the Competition Appeals Tribunal (CAT) -- the United Kingdom's (UK

The United Kingdom's Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) will today open its consultation into the implementation of the European Union (E.U.)-created Electronic Communication Data Protection Directive. Its main objective will be to discuss the creation of anti-spam laws.

The United Kingdom's Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) will today open its consultation into the implementation of the European Union (E.U.)-created Electronic Communication Data Protection Directive. Its main objective will be to discuss the creation of anti-spam laws.