Parliament

EU infosec agency unveils 5G vendor security licensing scheme despite years of Huawei ambiguity

Plus: Parliament says UK was too hasty booting Chinese giant off networks

Networks04 Feb 2021 | 5

UK Cabinet Office spokesman tells House of Lords: We're not being complacent about impact of SolarWinds hack

Lib Dem blows raspberry at Sir Humphrey-style non-answer

Security26 Jan 2021 | 57

UK proposes new powers for comms regulator to legally unleash avenging hordes on security-breached telcos

Suffered 'loss or damage' as a customer? Get Ofcom's permission and sue away

Security16 Dec 2020 | 5

Britain should have binned Huawei 5G kit years ago to cuddle up with Trump, says Parliamentary committee

Plus: MPs call for more OpenRAN-based work in UK

Networks08 Oct 2020 | 56

Only true boffins will be able to grasp Blighty's new legal definitions of the humble metre and kilogram

How units derive from first principles enshrined in Great British law

Bootnotes17 Jun 2020 | 297

As UK Parliament heads back to in-person voting, select committees are told they can continue working via Zoom

Critics worry mass return to House of Commons is unsafe

SaaS09 Jun 2020 | 33

'5G for Five Eyes!' US senator tells Parliamentarians the world would be better without Huawei

Same chap who wants to ban F-35 fighter jets from Britain

Networks03 Jun 2020 | 50

Senior MP tells UK Defence Committee on 5G security: Russia could become China's cyber-attack dog

One has the vulns, the other has the brass neck to pull off heists. Right?

Security07 May 2020 | 44

Just because we're letting Zoom into Parliament doesn't mean you can have fun, House of Commons warns Brit MPs

Formal attire, no 'BBC Dad' episodes, and absolutely no funky backgrounds

Legal22 Apr 2020 | 23

UK.gov tells rebel MPs to go Huawei – but 5G Telecoms Security Bill was the price

Narrow House of Commons victory sees fresh wave of counter-Chinese comms pledges

Networks10 Mar 2020 | 17

UK Defence Committee probe into national security threat of Huawei sure to uncover lots of new and original insights

Are they? Aren't they? Will they? Won't they? Yes, no, kind of, a bit

Security09 Mar 2020 | 36

Just let us have Huawei and get on with 5G, UK mobe networks tell MPs

Another Parliamentary enquiry? Huawei, the Brexit of network policy decisions

Security10 Oct 2019 | 14

UK Supreme Court unprorogues Parliament

That is something up with which all 11 judges would not put

Legal24 Sep 2019 | 760

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson moves to shut Parliament

This will end well

Legal28 Aug 2019 | 636

UK parliament sends snippy letter to Zuck and his poodle Clegg as it seems Facebook has been lying again

US and UK authorities get a different version of Cambridge Analytica scandal

Legal02 Aug 2019 | 58

Parliament IT bods' fail sees server's naked OS exposed to world+dog

Updated Contents were cached by Google so we can all point and giggle

Security18 Jun 2019 | 37

Brit Parliament online orifice overwhelmed by Brexit bashers

Updated Conspiracy theories abound as UK petitions website enjoys a Thursday TITSUP*

Legal21 Mar 2019 | 461

While US fires criminal charges at Huawei, UK tells legislators not to worry, everything's fine

We have 'unparalleled arrangements' don't you know

Networks30 Jan 2019 | 52

Awkward... Revealed Facebook emails show plans for data slurping, selling access to addicts' info, crafty PR spinning

Analysis Brit parliamentarians dump documents on the internet

Personal Tech05 Dec 2018 | 121

Britain may not be able to fend off a determined cyber-attack, MPs warn

And those utility price controls? Er, not helpful

Security19 Nov 2018 | 44

Strip Capita of defence IT contract unless things improve – Brit MPs

Committee calls for more public spending – but not with outsourcer

Security18 Jun 2018 | 24

UK Parliament roars: Oi! Zuck! Get in here for a grilling – or you'll get a Tower of London tour

Brit politicians raise stakes after Facebook CEO snub

Personal Tech01 May 2018 | 76

Blockchain nears peak hype: UK politicos to probe crypto-coin

Digi currencies falling under glare of Treasury committee

Science22 Feb 2018 | 45

Parliamentary 'puters made 30k tries to procure pr0nz last year

Staffers, 'guests' are also on network, mutters spokesbod

Networks08 Jan 2018 | 41

Damian Green: Not only my workstation – mystery pr0n all over Parliamentary PCs

Denies he downloaded any of it

Security04 Dec 2017 | 134

Queen's speech announces laws to protect personal data

Tories dump a number of manifesto pledges

Legal21 Jun 2017 | 83

That's cute. AI and IoT need 'ethics regulation', mumbles Lib Dem baron

Government kindly but firmly puts him back in his box

Edge + IoT09 Feb 2017 | 18

Parliamentary Trump-off? Pro-Donald petition passes 100k signatures

Furious clicktivists wear out keyboards in online virtue-signalling battle

Bootnotes31 Jan 2017 | 160

Top UK judges rule: Government can't pull the Article 50 trigger alone

Parliament must be consulted on EU exit process

Legal24 Jan 2017 | 31

Use Brexit to save smokers' lives and plug vaping, say peers

Promote e-cigs and bin the regulations

Legal11 Jul 2016 | 46

Parliament is building a new website – and it doesn't want GDS anywhere near it

'Constitutionally incompatible' to get the digi-bods to do it

Channel22 Jun 2016 | 26

Is Alphabet-Google 'too big to jail'? The Lords find out

Or is it just a Microsoft lobbying campaign?

Legal28 Oct 2015 | 18

UK MPs have right old whinge about ‘defunct’ Wilson Doctrine

Home Secretary: Er, we could spy on you anyway

Legal21 Oct 2015 | 57

Cause of Parliamentary downtime on Microsoft Office 364½ revealed

13-hour outage due to one part of Microsoft not talking to another, apparently

Channel06 Aug 2015 | 50

Parliament wants to splash £6m on network build 'n' run contract

Crumbling building needs firewall support

Channel23 Jul 2015 | 10

Three-way EU Big Data privacy wrestling match kicks off

Euro Parl, Commish, EU countries slip on singlets

Channel24 Jun 2015 | 1

MEPs, Council still deadlocked over EU telco laws

Roaming, net neutrality plans on hold

Legal03 Jun 2015 | 6

Election? Pah. Here's the REAL question: Who’s the SEXIEST MP?

Rate-my-Member website went flaccid in runup to polls

Bootnotes14 May 2015 | 36

Not in the Budget: Spooks beg UK.gov for £111m brown envelope

And your £2bn moneybag isn't big enough already, GCHQ/MI5/MI6?

SaaS18 Mar 2015 | 16

Work harder to stop online child abuse, MEPs tell EU states

And stop passing the buck to ISPs, you slackers

Legal12 Mar 2015 | 11

MPs 'alarmed' by millions of mugshots on Brit cops' databases

Sci and Tech Committee slams gov inaction on biometrics grab

SaaS10 Mar 2015 | 55

EU's zombie data-grab plan climbs out of coffin

EU Parliament split over blanket data retention for air passengers

Legal26 Feb 2015 | 7

Lawmakers should grab red pen and let it RIPA on snoops law – experts

Updates to the snooping code of practice simply not enough

Legal11 Dec 2014 | 7

Parliament face-sit-in to spark mass debate on UK's stiff smut stance

Brits plan Python-powered protest (of the Monty kind) over XXX web stream rules

Bootnotes10 Dec 2014 | 56

MP caught playing Candy Crush at committee meeting: I'll ‘try’ not to do it again

Nigel Mills was still ‘fully engaged’

Legal08 Dec 2014 | 92

What a pity: Rollout of hated UK smart meters delayed again

Diddums. 'No feasible way to maintain time-scales' - Crapita

Channel04 Dec 2014 | 111

Data protection laws come to the rescue of poor, underpaid UK MPs

Shredding of expenses paperwork sparks cover-up accusations

Legal03 Nov 2014 | 37

Google has spaffed more cash on lobbying this year than Big Cable

Don't worry, it'll be cheaper when they use drones

Legal01 Sep 2014 | 20

UK Parliament rubber-stamps EMERGENCY data grab 'n' keep bill

Just 49 MPs oppose Drip's rushed timetable

Legal15 Jul 2014 | 64

Russian MP fears US Secret Service cuffed his son for Snowden swap

Seleznev Jnr is 'prolific trafficker in stolen credit card data', it is alleged

Security08 Jul 2014 | 46

Britain'll look like rural Albania without fracking – House of Lords report

Blackouts could be on the cards by 2015 unless we make a US-style dash for gas

Legal08 May 2014 | 114

Parliament network prang: 'Supplier done it', no Office 365 yet

Ancient creaky building's ancient creaky network falls over, bunfight ensues

Channel12 Mar 2014 | 22

EU delays vote on roaming, open internet after TRANSLATION fail

Liberté, égalité, neutralité, er, du interwebs

Legal25 Feb 2014 | 8

Cameron: UK public is fine with domestic spying

Privacy? Meh. PM thinks the man on the street is past all that

Legal30 Jan 2014 | 144

Bored with patent trolls? Small fry - prepare for the Design Trolls

Govt's twiddles with design and patent law raise industry fears

Legal23 Jan 2014 | 24

The only way is Office: UK Parliament to migrate to Microsoft cloud

Update Office 365 rollout to become default post-election option

Legal03 Dec 2013 | 87