Tag: UK Government
Internet economy provides 400,000 UK jobs
The internet is an economic powerhouse that is driving the whole UK economy through jobs, businesses and output, new research from the Internet Association analysis reveals. The new research from […]
Superfast broadband is on track in UK, says government
If you live in the UK and are still struggling with slow broadband, there is a light at the end of the tunnel. The British government has announced that its […]
UK government filters wrongly block almost one in five websites
Online censorship is a big problem around the globe, especially in countries such as China, Syria, Iran, Iraq and Egypt. Now, it seems, we can add Great Britain to that list. Almost a fifth of websites are being wrongly blocked…
UK government considering monitoring social networks
You know those horribly intrusive laws invading people’s online privacy in the name of a greater security for all? The ones that insist that every ISP must hold user communication data for 12 months? Well, the Home Office security minister Vernon Coaker reckons those laws don’t go far enough, because they don’t cover social networking and instant messaging websites.
