UK Technology Newswire Archive
South Korean government looks to rein in the Net
14-12-2008 03:26
The South Korean government is pursuing a series of restrictions on Internet use to prevent what the embattled administration of President Lee Myung Bak calls the spread of false information that prompts social unrest.Another Science is Possible?
12-12-2008 18:07
This article gives an update on preparations for the widely anticipated "Social Forum Science and Democracy", and raises questions for social movements to discuss. For example, the circulation and discussion of this important movement question: "Is elite control of science and technology a strategic bolt in the global machinery of Empire that we need to unscrew?"T Mobile and its disregard to consumer’s views
10-12-2008 10:55
T-Mobile’s recent decision to stop sending the bills by mail without respecting the consumer's view it seems T Mobile does not know that some people do not have internet access, and that some people do not know how to handle the computer or can’t for health or financial reasons, T Mobile seems not know that some people use the mobile for emergency only and they have certain arrangements to call in emergencies but have to submit a printed proof of their bills and they do not have access to printers. There are people who are disabled, suffer rheumatoid, and many on very tight budgets.Decentralised energy Film and disscusion Night. Newcastle climate camp
03-12-2008 10:02
speakers from the greenpeace&toon climate action
141 states back DU resolution in UN General Assembly vote
02-12-2008 16:46
The United Nations General Assembly has passed, by a huge majority, a resolution requesting its agencies to update their positions on the health and environmental effects of uranium weaponsEU makes hacking legal for the police.
01-12-2008 12:28
As part of a 5 year action plan to 'combat the growth in cyber theft and spam' the EU have granted Europol £250,000 to create a system to allow european police forces to share data with each other which they have gained be illegal means. Obviously they worded it slightly better than I have, but essentially that is what they have allowed.Full article | 1 addition | 39 comments
Indymedia refuses to be co-opted by the Knight Foundation
30-11-2008 19:35
A $200,000 grant proposal, submitted by a group of Indymedia volunteers to the Knight News Challenge contest, has been blocked by other IMCs and subsequently dropped due to the abiding ethos that Indymedia is a counter to corporate, money-fiaxted media entities. The grant application to the Knight Foundation was to fund technical development work for Independent Media Centres (IMCs), also known as Indymedia, and has caused much controversy within the global network. The debate has encapsulated, once again, the thorny issue of how to sustain radical projects without compromising that radicalism by accepting tainted money.'Smart' CCTV in Portsmouth
28-11-2008 15:49
Portsmouth introduces CCTV cameras that can 'identify' suspicious behaviour and alert their operatorsVideo link of ID card picket in Cardiff
26-11-2008 21:29
Short Film from picket in Cardiff against the introduction of biometric ID cards.ID Cards protest against Thales in Stockport - Monday 17th November
19-11-2008 12:07
Countermeasures against the UK Communications Data Bill
16-11-2008 22:32
Every email within, or coming into or out of the UK will be time stamped and logged (email content not included, at this stage), and websites will be tracked so that the ayone that the UK government believes could be interested in your private data will be granted access to it.Full article | 1 addition | 2 comments
Tip for IM or Schnews or whoever
11-11-2008 18:54
This isn't news, just a new product tip for nocturnal CCTV detectionFull article | 1 addition | 38 comments
No Borders / NO2ID / Defy-ID protest against ID Cards for Foreign Nationals
10-11-2008 19:03
The action will take place on Tuesday 25th November, the first day on which foreign nationals will be interrogated and processed onto the Government's Database State. All groups opposed to identity cards, imposition of restrictions on foreign borders etc. are urged to attend.
The surveillance state
10-11-2008 16:02
UN First Committee Overwhelmingly Backs New Uranium Weapons Resoluti
07-11-2008 11:34
127 states have backed a second resolution highlighting health concerns over the use of uranium in conventional weapons. Several key states including Norway, Iceland, the Netherlands and Finland changed their positions to back the resolution.For the full report please visit:
http://www.bandepleteduranium.org/en/a/204.html
BeyondTV international video activist festival 2008
29-10-2008 17:10
Radical environmental films, forums and masterclasses from the world of documentary filmmaking. This years festival will be focused upon the filmmakers. If you are a documentary maker please attend and forge links with other film-makers, music makers and animators.
Social networking for activists - PHP programmers needed!
25-10-2008 22:56
A social networking website specifically for anti-corporate activists is looking for volunteer PHP5/MySQL programmers willing to donate time and effort to the project. A prototype has been built, and the ideas pages this has generated has proved the need for several technical collaborators! A detailed document is available that discusses the background and presents some screenshots, and a discussion forum is now live.Microsoft accused of hacking attack!!
22-10-2008 05:29
An angry Chinese lawyer accused Microsoft of perpetrating the biggest ever hacker attack in response to the software giant's controversial move to trigger hourly screen blackouts on computers using pirated copies of Windows XP.Free Software Community Project needs Hardware
15-10-2008 09:34
Manchester Free Software are looking to replace a low-spec server which powers a free software suite at the Marbella Cafin Manchester, and is used to provide zero-cost Internet access and as the basis for education and training projects.Full article | 1 addition | 1 comment
aktivix and other tech collectives statement on 11 Oct 08
11-10-2008 12:17
As part of a Day of Action Freedom not Fear, radical tech collectives from Europe and beyond have come up with the following statement which summarises what their position on privacy rights is.