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Democrats lambaste ChoicePoint data leak

March 2, 2005 Company's privacy snafu raises hackles of some politicians, who demand investigation into "terrorism risk." TAGS: ChoicePoint Inc., terrorism, Democrat

Word blunder exposes U.K. split on terrorism

September 16, 2005 A British government minister is reportedly caught out over anti-terrorism measures by the "track changes" feature in Microsoft Word. TAGS: terrorism, U.K., Microsoft Word, letter, Microsoft Corp.

Government steps up electronic surveillance

April 11, 2005 Justice Department says a secretive court is authorizing more terrorism-related surveillance than ever before. TAGS: surveillance, terrorism, court

U.K. to crack down on terrorist sites

July 21, 2005 British government says it will introduce tougher measures against people who run Web sites that promote terrorism. TAGS: terrorism, U.K., database

Terrorism threat to Net overblown

November 23, 2005 Security expert Bruce Schneier says the danger from cyberterrorism is "overblown." TAGS: cyberterrorism, terrorism, ID card, criminal, threat, biometrics, infrastructure, SANS Institute, danger, hacker, terrorist, U.K., hacking, government, security

U.K. proposal to police the Web hits hurdles

February 2, 2006 Plans to give police in Britain more power against terror Web sites are defeated by the House of Lords. TAGS: police, terrorism, government, U.K.

Terrorism invoked in ISP snooping proposal

May 31, 2006 Attorney general said Internet providers must retain records of Americans' activities to help in terrorism fight, CNET News.com has learned. TAGS: terrorism, attorney general, Internet provider, telecommunications, proposal, Internet Service Provider, Time Warner Inc., activity, Comcast Corp., record, discussion, Google Inc.

Your ISP as Net watchdog

June 16, 2005 Feds mull having Internet service providers retain records of their customers' online activities. TAGS: Internet service, Internet Service Provider, service provider, terrorism, proposal, log, record, police, Internet provider, law, billing, Europe, U.S., database, e-mail

U.K. cops want to attack terrorism Web sites

July 25, 2005 British police want to launch DoS attacks on terrorism sites and to make it an offense to fail to disclose encryption keys. TAGS: terrorism, police, cyberattack, U.K., officer, representative, denial of service, server

Week in review: Keeping watch over Web surfing

June 2, 2006 U.S. attorney general invokes fight against terrorism in bid for more data on who's using the Internet. TAGS: terrorism, Week in review, battery life, reader, battery, Internet Service Provider, Microsoft Windows Vista, backup, operating system, Microsoft Corp., laptop computer, Microsoft Windows

EU data retention directive gets final nod

February 22, 2006 The European Union says the controversial legislation is necessary to help fight terrorism and organized crime. TAGS: European Union, directive, legislation, terrorism, communication, service provider

CLEARly muddying the fight against terror

June 16, 2004 Counterpane CTO Bruce Schneier says a congressional move to use a national database to enforce federal civil immigration laws is a boondoggle in the making. TAGS: police, terrorism, homeland security, terrorist, officer, community, theory, database

Australia pushes further Web censorship

September 21, 2007 Touted as tool for targeting phishing and terrorist sites, new bill would allow police to alter current Internet "blacklist." TAGS: censorship, Australia, crime, terrorism, police, bill, phishing

Driver's license or national ID card?

February 16, 2006 Technology that may be used for a national ID card could take the form of a chip loaded onto a driver's license. TAGS: ID card, driver's license, terrorism, form, California, database, card

Al-Qaida proving elusive on the Net

October 14, 2005 Shadowy network of Islamic fundamentalists adopt online tactics that mirror offline techniques for evading discovery. TAGS: al-Qaida, federal government, terrorism, U.S., server

Malaysian e-mail virus exploits terrorism fears

December 29, 2003 Potential victims receive a virus-laden e-mail that claims to warn of five planned terrorist attacks, with the times and places supposedly leaked by an anonymous Malaysian government source. TAGS: Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, terrorist attack, e-mail virus, terrorism, victim, virus, e-mail

Senate ratifies controversial cybercrime treaty

August 4, 2006 Tech companies say it can boost copyright protection. Others say it will allow FBI's surveillance apparatus to be misused. TAGS: treaty, cooperation, nation, terrorism, France, U.S.

Company challenges FCC rules on cell phone-jamming gear

December 1, 2006 A Florida company seeks to change FCC rules against selling such equipment to local and state agencies. TAGS: homeland security, law enforcement agency, terrorist attack, gear, equipment, terrorism, regulation, agency, Florida, cell phone, law, Iraq, radio

Security officials to spy on chat rooms

November 24, 2004 CIA is quietly funding research into surveillance of chat rooms to help identify terrorists, News.com has learned. TAGS: chat room, Marc Rotenberg, memorandum of understanding, Electronic Privacy Information Center, surveillance, proposal, research, agency, monitoring, terrorism, document, U.S., security

Straight talking on terrorism

November 17, 2004 Richard Clarke, former U.S. counterterrorism chief, tells what countries are really doing about cybersecurity. TAGS: Richard Clarke, cybersecurity, denial of service, Bush Administration, Sept. 11, terrorism, 9/11 commission, advisor, president, U.S., Internet Service Provider, security
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