Thursday 23 April 2009

Luxury car dealers accused of spying for commercial edge

3 senior employees of luxury car dealership Universal Autosports in New York have been accused of illegally accessing the e-mail system of a rival dealer.

Cash prize for smart mobile design

There is now a cash incentive for designers to come up with a design for secure mobile phones.

The Design Council has recognised the considerable crime associated with mobile devices and this has driven the initiative.

UK considering hardwireing to provide on-demand wiretapping

Lord West (the security minister) told Parliament on Monday that the government are considering installing hardware that would provide instant information on demand for all Internet traffic in the UK.

The technology under consideration is Deep Packet Inspection (DPI).

Welsh trial to track schoolkids with GPS to start in May

A trial will be starting in wales in May to track school children during their journey to and from school. 

Parents will be able to use a web portal to see their children's geographical location.