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Most biometric checks will bypass ID database

Will use data stored on ID cards

Government 19 Nov 11:28

Ex-CEO says BAE's British future 'in doubt'

Also: Eurofighter development far from complete

Government 19 Nov 10:51

BNP races to get membership list off the net

Updated Brown shirts trousers

Law 19 Nov 10:41

Lord Ahmed faces dangerous driving charge

Investigation centred on text message sent before crash

Law 18 Nov 16:14

Wacky Jacqui's £12bn gIMP could be unleashed by 2012

But 'nothing decided' on comms überdatabase, says Home Office

Government 18 Nov 16:04

DARPA seeks 'Machine Reading' AI auto-analysis bot

Human analysts' unanimous view - it'll never work

Government 18 Nov 15:14

First self-inflicted identity donor cards to ship in late 2009

Criminal Records chief takes charge of rollout

Government 18 Nov 12:56

Mobile phones will 'cut off' Al Qaeda

US puts faith in mobe-issued boarding passes

Government 18 Nov 12:34

British pilots ramp up opposition to ID cards

'Unfair' plan could prompt strike action

Government 18 Nov 12:15

Privacy watchdog issues guidance on FOI exemptions

Tips on keeping secrets

Law 18 Nov 07:02

French record labels sue, um, SourceForge

Open source haven thumped for harboring P2P app

Law 18 Nov 00:29

Apple sued over Jesus Phone 'hairline cracks'

Divine handset exhibits flaws of the flesh

Law 17 Nov 19:11

Three SiPort Inc bosses slain in gun rampage

Ex-employee Jing Hua Wu arrested on suspicion of triple murder

Law 17 Nov 15:34

Slo-mo MoD budget traincrash rolls on

Analysis But the wireless cam-grenade will save us all

Government 17 Nov 13:43

UK health records should not be flogged off

Health watchdog barks

Government 17 Nov 12:57

Magazine faces legal action for bowing to legal action

Wiki-madness

Law 17 Nov 12:31

Gov to Manchester: No new trams without road pricing

One-way congestion charge favours night shift

Government 17 Nov 11:17

Leicester nursery loses memory stick with children's details

Details of 80 children potentially AWOL

Government 17 Nov 11:03

Judge: No cryptographic hash analysis without warrant

It's a search

Law 15 Nov 00:08

Obama names techies to transition squad

Not all bankers and lawyers

Government 14 Nov 15:50

FTC sues internet 'loan sharks' for deceptive lending

Accused of'abusive and deceptive' collection tactics

Law 14 Nov 13:57

Sweden judges back Pirate Hunter Act

But government sailing against the tide

Law 14 Nov 12:44

Tory MP smacks Labour about the balls

Thinking of England at every stroke

Government 14 Nov 12:35

Judge says tech-addled jurors undermine justice

Comment 12 googled men and true

Law 14 Nov 11:47

Tens of thousands of kids need to be protected from ContactPoint users

So says UK.gov

Government 14 Nov 11:25

Capita gets £60m deal to merge NHS websites

Stand by for nasal congestion charges

Public Sector 14 Nov 10:01

Watchdogs decry Kentucky's 141-site net casino land grab

Today, gambling sites. Tomorrow...

Law 14 Nov 01:12

eBay bans sale of Obama inauguration tickets

The revolution will not be auctioned

Government 14 Nov 00:46

Microsoft: 'Patents are gibberish - unless you're a patent lawyer'

Ignorance is bliss

Law 13 Nov 22:06

Attorneys for Palin email hacker: 'Don't call him hacker'

The semantics of electronic intrusion

Law 13 Nov 20:00

IBM employee poaching suit hypes Apple

'The Powermaster must be stopped'

Law 13 Nov 19:14

Retro piracy - Should the Royal Navy kick arse?

Analysis Tackling the freebooters of the 'Gate of Tears'

Government 13 Nov 13:53

CRB database wrongly labels thousands as criminals

Criminal records four times worse than thought

Government 13 Nov 12:34

Euro court blocks Lego trademark bid

Just a bunch of stupid bricks...

Law 13 Nov 11:54

Distrust means cop databases suffer arrested development

EU and Lords highlight hurdles

Policing 13 Nov 11:43

MoJ cancels tender for prison mobe detectors

Fails to find suitable provider

Policing 13 Nov 10:11

CBI calls for UK lo-carb tech spend 'equal to weapons'

Nuclear power stations, not nuclear bombs

Government 13 Nov 10:00

LCD makers to pay $585m for price-fixing conspiracy

Cartel burned Dell, Apple, Motorola

Law 12 Nov 21:13

How the gov's child protection database fails to add up

Comment Risk-averse authorities likely to treble access

Government 12 Nov 13:14

UK's 'secure' child protection database will be open to one million

Exclusive Government underestimates, under pressure

Government 12 Nov 13:08

Starlust: love, hate and celebrity fantasies

Guest Column Obscenity law stops fans thinking Aloud

Law 12 Nov 12:27

Doctors' authorities probe suspension of mucky-mouthed medic

GMC investigates alleged abuse of power

Law 12 Nov 11:51

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