Government & Public Sector

Secretary of Homeland Security Tom Ridge Friday signed an agreement with European Union (E.U.) officials that will allow U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents to collect the names of airline passengers on flights between the U.S. and the E.U.

Privacy advocates and some lawmakers are pushing a debate over potential privacy abuses from the growing use of radio frequency identification chips as huge retailers such as Wal-Mart Stores Inc. move toward large-scale use of the technology.

The chairman of a U.S. Senate committee called for more federal enforcement of a new antispam law amid reports Thursday that the amount of...

The Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA) cheered the introduction of legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives last week that would allow many U.S. taxpayers, including employers and laid-off workers, to receive a tax credit of up to US$4,000 a year for technology training.

Responses to the New Zealand government's decision not to unbundle the local telecommunications loop have been swift and condemning.

The European Council has approved a controversial draft directive which will open the way for the patenting of software in Europe if it is approved by the European Parliament this autumn.

Almost $700 million is being spent in a move to shore up Canada's national security, Ottawa announced last month.

A parliamentary report due next month will call for the U.K. Home Office to increase funding to combat cyber-threats such as phishing, corporate hacks and worm attacks, according to those familiar with the plans. The report comes amid parliamentary criticism that the U.K.'s cybercrime law-enforcement operations are woefully under-resourced.