U.S.President Barack Obama won re-election Tuesday night,topping 270 electoral votes to defeat Republican challenger Mitt Romney just after 11 p.m.yesterday. Romney held a small lead in the battleground state of Virginia,but most election ...
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The Information Commissioner's Office(ICO)must focus on encouraging organisations to raise employee awareness of the need for robust data security,and not just rely on the threat of fines to do this. So argues Phil Allen,director of ...
Tags: data loss, ICO, robust data security, Phil Allen
Computerworld-An electronic voting machine was temporarily taken out of service in Perry County,Pa.,after a voter filmed it changing his vote for President Obama into one for Gov.Mitt Romney. The voter,using the ...
In a sign of increasing anxiety over the use of electronic voting machines,the Republican National Committee this week alleged problems with e-voting machines in six states that use them for early voting. John Phillippe,general counsel of ...
Plans to use electronic voting machines in Tuesday's presidential election appear to be largely unaltered in states that were hit hard by Hurricane Sandy. Despite widespread power outages and other hurricane related damage,election ...
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Computerworld-As the clock winds down to what could turn out to be an extremely close presidential race,some election watchdogs are keeping a wary eye on paperless electronic voting machines that are scheduled to be used in several key ...
IDG News Service-A San Francisco court will hear arguments next month against a proposed US$22.5 million privacy settlement between Google and the U.S.Federal Trade Commission,over Google's use of cookies to track the Web movements of users ...
Tags: Google, U.S.Federal Trade Commission, cookies, Apple
The Department of Health's plan for enabling the public to access their patient medical records online from 2015 needs to take into account the possibility of security being breached,and should include tough sanctions against those who fail ...
Among the many things that parents must be aware of is the safety of children's clothing. EmbroidMe understands the importance of child safety and is committed to offering products that meet the manufacturer standards set by the U.S. ...
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There are concerns about data protection compliance in the public sector, while private organisations are leading the way. That's according to series of reports by the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO). The findings have been ...
Tags: ICO, Essex County Council, data breach, NHS
This is the first in a three-part series of the behind-the-scenes story of the compact fluorescent lightbulbs (CFL). A Brighter Idea: The Untold Story of the CFL, originally featured in the October 2012 issue of Electricity Journal, is a ...
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It's been a busy,bumpy year for Apple since Steve Jobs died last Oct 5.The company won a massive jury award against Samsung for patent infringement and in April it became arguably the most valuable company in history when its market ...
After nine months of deliberations and some changes on Google's side,the Norwegian Data Protection Authority lifted a ban on the use of Google Apps by municipalities. However,the decision does not give city authorities carte blanche to ...
Tags: Norway, Google Apps, Ban, Norwegian Data Protection Authority
Google is known for setting ambitious targets for itself,and it's apparently making no exception for self-driving cars.Such"autonomous vehicles"will be a reality for"ordinary people"in less than five years,Google CEO Sergey Brin said on ...
Tags: Google, Sergey Brin, Self-Driving cars, Vehicle safety
The Bank of England is to hire 145 IT staff to fill roles in its new financial services watchdog the Prudential Regulatory Authority(PRA). The PRA is tasked with ensuring financial institutions have the appropriate levels of liquidity to ...
Tags: Bank of England, 145 IT staff, Prudential Regulatory Authority