26th September 2004 Archive

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Cat Stevens midair terror incident spurs tougher measures

We need to nail these dangerous peacenicks at the gate

On Tuesday (21 Sept, an American Airlines flight from London to Washington was diverted to Bangor, Maine, following a terror scare. Alarmingly, it was only after the plane was aloft that authorities discovered singer Cat Stevens, aka Yusuf Islam - who wrote such violent anthems as "Wild World," "Peace Train" and "Morning Has …

Enterprise Security 26 Sep 2004, 21:46
Feds invite comment on VoIP wiretaps

'The new Ashcroft internet snooping request'

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Thursday (23 Sept.) launched a public comment period on its plan to compel Internet broadband and VoIP providers to open their networks up to easy surveillance by law enforcement agencies. At issue is the 1994 Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act (CALEA), a federal law …

Music and Media 26 Sep 2004, 21:48
Ireland soothes South Pacific over rogue dialler crackdown

We have a little list

Ireland has moved to reassure South-Pacific states that legitimate calls to these destinations will not be affected by proposed measures against auto-dialler programmes. Auto-dialler programmes have plagued Irish phone users since the beginning of the year. The Commission for Communications Regulation (ComReg), Ireland's phone …

Security 26 Sep 2004, 21:50
BAA accused in net 'dirty tricks' campaign

Analysis Lawyer calls for urgent domain dispute reform

An attempt to take over the domain gatwick.com has sparked accusations of a dirty tricks campaign, bias at the very heart of the internet and a call for urgent reform of the international rules for domain disputes. British software engineer Bob Larkin, who owns Gatwick.com, is at loggerheads with international airport group …

Financial News 26 Sep 2004, 21:51