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Internet ‘have nots’ targeted by £98 PC scheme
Internet ‘have nots’ targeted by £98 PC scheme

The Government is launching a 12 month trial of a scheme to offer computers and online access to those 9.2 million adults in the UK who have never used the internet.

Prices will start at £98 for a refurbished PC, with subsidised net...

Advertising Standards Authority remit extended to cover websites
Advertising Standards Authority remit extended to cover websites

From March 1st the remit of the Advertising Standards Authority will be extended to cover ‘marketing communications’ on the internet. To date there has been no legal body overseeing the accuracy of content online, and, although...

Facebook disable information sharing app
Facebook disable information sharing app
A new feature on the social networking site that allowed users’ personal details to be accessed has been disabled after only a few days.

A Facebook blog admitted that “The change to Facebook’s terms allowed third party app...

Back away from banks?
Back away from banks?

The 2011 Young Business Writer of the year competition asks young people to write 1000 words on the subject, "Does the UK economy need rebalancing away from financial services?" More details here.

Science on BBC TV in the New Year
Science on BBC TV in the New Year
As the New Year is almost upon us it is a treat to see the major scientific programmes that the BBC has scheduled for the start of it.

Both as personal watching and as school or teaching resources these programmes look to be ones to look forward to.

Schoolboy convicted of running multi-million pound internet crime site
Schoolboy convicted of running multi-million pound internet crime site
An 18 year old public schoolboy Nick Webber ran the GhostMarket.Net website which sold stolen credit card details and offered details on how to manufacture illegal drugs and bombs.
GhostMarket. Net which had 8,500 members, provided a source of...
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