With Ofcom announcing draft proposals on how they will implement the legislation outlined in the Digital Economy Act to address downloads of copyrighted material, we are moving closer to the full implementation.
Most of the debate and controversy around the Act so far has been focused on home users, but UK organisations also need to ensure [...]
The BBC World News ran an interview with SC Magazine’s Dan Raywood discussing US opposition to the Australian web filter.
This is an extremely controversial area and one that’s likely to provoke a huge amount of debate.
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CBS News has reported a story about an employee who was dismissed for looking at gun parts websites on a company computer. The dismissed employee had raised a lawsuit against the company alleging that the gun-web-site issue was simply an excuse to fire him because of his medical condition and absence from work.
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The UK’s Office for Security and Counter Terrorism - a department of the Home Office - has just released an updated document that highlights the risk posed by Violent Extremism content which is readily available on the Web.
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As a member of the IWF, Bloxx is delighted to be able to support and endorse the organization’s annual Awareness Day.
The work of the IWF is absolutely critical in helping to minimize the amount of illegal content available on the Internet.
Over the last few years the IWF, with the support of the wider industry, has [...]
The UK Ministry of Justice has announced that the law on assisting suicide is to be simplified to increase public understanding and reassure people that it applies as much on the Internet as it does off-line.
Following a review of the 1961 Suicide Act, the government has decided to update it to make it easier for [...]
