UK Technology Newswire Archive
Petition Kofi Annan re Tunis Human Rights
25-11-2005 10:46
Last week in Tunis, at the World Summit on the Information Society (
http://www.itu.int/wsis/), both inside and outside the official Summit, serious attacks on human rights and the right to freedom of expression have been witnessed. These attacks have included harassment of delegates, assaults on Tunisian and international journalists and human rights defenders, denial of entry to the country, the blocking of websites, the censorship of documents and speeches, and the prevention and disruption of meetings.
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Police network tracks vehicles
22-11-2005 06:54
The BBC has reported that West Yorkshire police have acknowledged the use of a CCTV tracking network in the apprehension of the suspect killers of WPC Beshenivsky.Compartir es bueno llega al SIMO!!!
20-11-2005 02:47
LLega la campaña “Compartir es Bueno” al SIMO. Primero fue Bilbao,luego Valencia, ahora Madrid, muy pronto Zaragoza… esto es imparable!!!
FACC – November 2005
18-11-2005 16:10
The dysfunctional Farnborough Airport Consultation Committee met at BAE Systems HQ, adjacent to Farnborough Airport, at 2pm Thursday 17 November 2005.CAE: Artist released from pretrial supervision
18-11-2005 11:54
One and a half years ago, Steven Kurtz from the Critical Arts Ensemble was detained by the FBI as a "potential bioterrorist", because he had some legal chemicals in his house for an art project on genetic engineering. Here are the latest news:Tunis secret police attack civil society groups
17-11-2005 10:57
The European Union has made a formal complaint to the Tunisian government concerning heavy-handed police tactics at the UN-sponsored World Summit on the Information Society currently being held in Tunis.Lydd Airport- No Expansion
16-11-2005 16:03
Just to advise of the website for those campaigning against
Lydd Airport expansion on Romney Marsh, Kent. The consultation period for KCC/SEERA plans is now over and we await ,hopefully, removing forever the 2 million people figure from the Kent structure plan......
A talk on resistance in the Italian Alps
10-11-2005 16:38
Friday 11th 5pm The Common Place. A talk about resistance to the High-Speed Train in Valsusa in the Italian Alps.small WORLD interview with Vernor Vinge, science fiction writer
08-11-2005 14:12
Gears not Fears!
04-11-2005 23:36
More Fuel for the "Mobile Phones in Meetings" Debate
04-11-2005 14:44
Sony Ericsson have applied for a patent method of forcing a mobile phone call to be answered.Citizens' Summit on the Information Society (CSIS) in Tunis
01-11-2005 16:06
This is a call to participate (online or offline) in a citizens summit parallel to the world summit of the information society (WSIS) in Tunis. Activists in the UK have participated in some of its predecessing events like media democracy day or the "We seize" actions in Geneva in 2003.Ministers back GM maize...
29-10-2005 15:27
Gov ministers have approved the use of GM maize in the UKsneaked it thru the arrogant b*****d's...
Terminator Patent granted in Europe
26-10-2005 10:16
Patent for sterile GM seed granted in EuropeCitizens’ Summit on the Information Society (CSIS)
24-10-2005 15:37
Citizens’ Summit on the Information Society (CSIS)Tunis, November 16-18, 2005
First announcement and call for support
CSIS Press release October 24, 2005
Campaign Against Climate Change Public Meeting
24-10-2005 14:57
As part of the build up to the National Demo in London on the 3rd of December, there will be a public meeting in Southampton featuring the local Green Party MEP Caroline Lucas.Air bosses meeting end Nov ???
24-10-2005 12:32
IS there a meeting of the Air bosses in London end November?Tehran seeking new ways to censor the Internet and track dissidents
24-10-2005 11:04
Reporters Without Borders today accused the Iranian government of seeking to increase its control of the Internet in recent measures that have included contracting an Iranian company, Delta Global, to set up a new online censorship system.Police can now trace printed materials
22-10-2005 19:54
It's unknown how many authorities and government agencies are aware of this hidden feature and are using it to trace counterfeiters. What is for sure is that Dutch police forces know about the possibility and have solved cases with help from printer manufacturers.
More can be read here:
http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/index.php/id;1002274598 The Electronic Frontier Foundation does research and collects information, on technology and security issues. They have published a list of printers that do and those that don't leave hidden codes on printed work:
http://www.eff.org/Privacy/printers/list.php Call for action to stop the return of Terminator crops
19-10-2005 11:48
Call to action to stop the return of Terminator crops, GM crops engineered to produce sterile seed