Consumers need to lock the door on internet crime

2008/02/25 17:32

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According to the Guardian, the government says it intends to launch a consultation on legislation for ISPs and rights holders to "cooperate in taking action on illegal file sharing... with a view to implementing legislation by 2009". Tracking service Mininova recorded the 4 billionth torrent download last week, say Tech Radar

The FT reports that ISPs are opposed to the idea, "ISPs are no more able to inspect and filter every single packet passing across their network than the Post Office is able to open every envelope," it said. Industry fears that proposals will lead to increase

Consumers need to lock the door on internet crime

in Wi-Fi highjacking

Two men were arrested for ‘Wi-Fi' highjacking this week, according to the Register. APACS, the credit card industry association, reports that Card Not Present fraud increased 44% in the first six months of 2007 to £137 million. GSEC1 recently launched the XGate, the first device to offer all in one security and wireless protection, straight out of the box.