Government & Public Sector

Since the introduction of antispam legislation in Australia in April this year, the spread of unsolicited junk e-mail has increased and continues to rise.

The U.K. government needs to take a tougher stance on crimes committed via the Internet by updating the Computer Misuse Act (CMA) to include stiffer sentencing for computer criminals and targeting denial of service attackers, a group of Members of Parliament (MPs) urged Wednesday.

Tempers flared briefly during a recent meeting designed to define the structure of next year's follow-up global Net summit in Tunis, Tunisia, and what the assembly should deliver in the way of action.

The Supreme Court of Canada ruled 9-0 Wednesday morning that Internet service providers (ISPs) should not be held responsible nor should be ordered to pay royalties to composers and artists for music downloaded by their Internet customers.

IBM Corp. may still need to defend itself in a Swiss court against allegations that the company's punch-card machines helped World War II Nazis commit genocide more effectively.

Vague regulations, overlapping responsibilities and infighting between different Chinese regulators are threatening the development of a potentially huge market combining telecom networks and media content, according to Marcia Ellis, a Hong Kong-based lawyer with Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison.

ICT market analyst, BMI-TechKnowledge Group, has announced the release of its latest publication: The future of broadband in South Africa (SA).

For techno-enthusiasts, the appointment of Reg Alcock as President of the Treasury Board must have come as good news. Alas, along comes his twin.