Only 6%of UK citizens think the government has made a clear and compelling argument for the Draft Data Communications Bill,a survey has revealed. In contrast,71%of more than 1,800 adults polled said they do not trust that the data will be ...
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3080 miles of motorways and trunk roads are completely unlit at night An investigation by The Sunday Telegraph has revealed the extent to which local authorities are turning off streetlights to save energy and reduce carbon emissions. ...
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3080 miles of motorways and trunk roads are completely unlit at night (Photo Luke Addison An investigation by The Sunday Telegraph has revealed the extent to which local authorities are turning off streetlights to save energy and reduce ...
A documentary revealing the miserable conditions faced by Cambodian factory workers producing goods for the fashion retailer H&M was aired on Swedish national television last night. Campaigners and the media are calling on H&M to respond to ...
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Police across Europe could soon find themselves monitoring Facebook,Google and Twitter for content related to terrorism. A leaked report about a"Clean IT"initiative by the European Union(EU)revealed the plan for police officers ...
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HAMPSHIRE'S two national parks are to have LED street lights in a bid to restore views of star-filled night skies. Campaigners have welcomed the move by the county council to switch to dark-sky friendly lamps in residential streets in ...
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Around 3,600 LED lights are to be installed in residential roads in the New Forest and South Downs National Parks in a bid to achieve carbon reduction savings, reduce light pollution and create more natural night skies in rural areas. ...
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HAMPSHIRE'S two national parks are to have LED street lights in a bid to restore views of star-filled night skies. Campaigners have welcomed the move by the county council to switch to dark-sky friendly lamps in residential streets in ...
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The US is collecting huge amounts of data on its citizens, according to former National Security Agency (NSA) official Bill Binney. While at the NSA, Binney led the development of secret software he now believes is being used to carry out ...
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Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales has slammed as"technologically incompetent"the Draft Data Communications Bill,which will make it easier for security and police services to spy on e-mails,phone calls and internet activity of UK citizens. ...
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TWO million people in the UK face increased risk of health problems, campaigners have warned, following a European ban on incandescent bulbs starting today. While the move to energy-saving bulbs has been widely welcomed, there are ...
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A European ban on incandescent bulb takes effect in the UK since 1, September, despite the move to energy-saving bulbs has been widely welcomed, campaigners have warned that there are concerns about the impact on people who are sensitive to ...
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Google paid a tax rate of 11.9 per cent in the US last year, according to a report in April from research and public policy organisation the Greenlining Institute, to the annoyance of many American tax campaigners who wonder why the company ...
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The US Cybersecurity Bill, originally intended to dictate minimum standards of online security for critical infrastructure in the US, has been voted down in the Senate over criticisms that it gave authorities too much power to spy on users. ...
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He says of himself: "I'm just a story teller." But this weekend Danny Boyle found himself a national hero. His Olympic opening ceremony was themed "for everyone" and, a few extremists aside, it was. The BBC said on Saturday the ceremony ...
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