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QinetiQ to steer UK cybercrime policy group

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By John Leyden • Get more from this author

Posted in InfoSec, 11th April 2006 10:07 GMT

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In brief Qinetiq, the former Ministry of Defence research lab, has been given chairmanship of a UK group designed to develop government security policy. The committee, which comprises government officials, academics, and other experts, will help inform UK government policy on issues such as the introduction of biometric-based identity cards and the establishment of ecommerce projects, the FT reports. ®

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