Cut from earlier post to say more than enough........"One day BT might start to think"
Posts by Andy Livingstone
392 publicly visible posts • joined 6 Dec 2007
BT and Neul ink gov-funded deal: Milton Keynes to be test bed for Internet of Stuff
BT-owned ISP Plusnet fails to plug security hole on its customer signup page
Plusnet is working on a network-level filter to block pirate sites
BT Openreach boss QUITS to quench ambitious thirst
Knock, knock. Hello, delivery person: I am this building's SKYPE OVERLORD
One year to go: Can Scotland really declare gov IT independence?
United Kingdom
That came into existence under the Act of Union 1707. Independence will result in being "disunited". England can call itself anything it likes. Will also need to apply for membership of EU, NATO, and all the rest because the entity under which it took its place will cease to exist.
As so many people worldwide believe that "England" is the name for this entire country they will probably be able to get away without taking any action till someone notices.
There is no rUK whatever wishful thinkers might imagine. No UK at all at that stage. r or otherwise.
Pyongyang to unleash NUKULAR horsemen of the Norkocalypse?
BT boss barks at TalkTalk for being 'copper Luddites'
Tax man to take a bite of tech employees' free meals?
O2 network staggers across UK
Nominet mulls killing off the .co from .co.uk
New I-hate-my-neighbour stickers to protect Brits' packages
Royal Mail philosophy
OK, it might take a bit of understanding, but they did circulate a shiny leaflet explaining that this would present a great opportunity to employ more unproductive staff to maintain a huge database of names and addresses of people who like / dislike their neighbours. After all, it is not as if the don't have enough databases already. You do understand that if you have ever redirected mail or dared to go on holiday at any time you are stuck on one of their somewhat permanent lists, don't you?
The idea that anyone interested in their latest caper could pick up a sticker at a local Post Office......... too complex, mate.
Even Gareth Malone won't sort this lot.
Everything Everywhere bags 4G monopoly in UK - for now
UK watchdog snaps on glove to probe Tesco's 'security fails'
Axe hovers over John Lewis IT jobs
Brit holidaymakers forced to surf in the sea, not online
50 years in SPAAAAACE: Telstar celebrates half-century since launch
BT broadband packs up again - second big outage in a fortnight
Brit telco flagship BT joins blockade of Pirate Bay
Ten... celeb headphones
Council chief overrules blackout on Scots 9-yr-old's school lunch blog!
Elected Officials
Sorry, the crass decision was made by jumped-up clerks in kilts, employees of a "Local Authority". Too much sense of authority coupled with negligible common sense combined to avoid a battle with the "Daily Record" by bullying a 9 year old child instead.
Scottish children seek to avoid blame with the cry "It wisnae me; a big boy did it and ran away" Employees of Argyll & Bute Council howling that in the night? Sackings? Fat chance.
A Council that brings Scotland into disrepute.
FOI request to determine exactly how many emails, faxes, phone calls were received at Lochgilphead?
New smart meter tells Brits exactly what they already know
ICO: Managed to comply with Cookies Law? Go help the other kids
Good News?
Letter in today from an ICO Case Officer says "there is presently a period of grace which expires on 26th May 2012. At that time we will be placing a reporting mechanism on our website to advise us about any breaches of the cookie regulations". Ministry of Justice first report? Hmm, need to think about that. I have a little list as KoKo says.
Cheques not checking out just yet
One in two punters don't mind cookie-spewing stalking ads
Pints under attack as Lord Howe demands metric-only UK
Carriers, prepare to bleed: EU pops a cap on data roaming
Keep out of the Olympics' way, earn a haircut from TfL app
John Lewis Broadband - genius or foolhardy?
Google's top female cheese nominated to serve on Walmart board
Whisky IN SPAAAAACE: Zero-G Scotch is matured aboard the ISS
Google answers less than half of watchdog's privacy tweak questions
Gmail and LSOs
Be interesting to see how the Information Commissioner deals with "his" policy versus "their" policy. Each visit to Gmail through the website picks up an LSO. No specific permission requested.
Mind you, it seems to be the same with the Daily Mail, Three, Incahoot and, I'm sure, many others.
With the sheer number of cookies still being sprinkled around without end user permission does the Information Commissioner have the resources to deal adequately with the issue. As a Bank told me last week "Who cares? Everybody does it"
TfL tosses another $33m at CSC
Ofcom calls for end to 0800 charges on mobiles
A month to go on Cookie Law: Will Google Analytics get a free pass?
Secunia bets on open information for security growth
Wireless breakthrough: one frequency, multiple signals
Citrix drops Rush Limbaugh over 'slutgate' slurs
Brits trapped in confusing council website labyrinths - survey
Watchdog hits out at malware racking up premium-rate charges
"Spot the Most Weasel Words Competition", Number 127832
May I please submit this entry:
'When proposing the draft guidance in September last year, PhonepayPlus chief executive Paul Whiteing said that the regulator would "not hesitate to use [its] robust sanctioning powers to drive out rogue providers who could damage a vital part of the UK’s growing and innovative digital and creative economies".'
Bonus words are: Guidance, Might Disregard, Code of Practice, Should Not be Necessary, Easy to Understand for the Reader, Strongly Recommended,
How about a responsible person capable of using simple words like "DO" and "DO NOT" instead of waffle, please.
Satnav mishap misery cure promised at confab
Am I the only one now really scared by.......
"allowing local authorities" to determine "where they want traffic to run and" "places they want traffic to avoid" ??
I am not a number, I am a free man. In a supposedly free country too.
In the good old days they were called Councils, staffed by Civil Servants who knew that they were "Your Humble and Obedient Servant" and signed letters accordingly. When and how did the Servants become the Masters and "Authorities"?