Tag: Parliament
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Cameron Proposes Ban On Encrypted Apps
As messaging and social media apps become more receptive to recent claims of government snooping, app makers are using new encryption methods in order to protect user data and conversations. however, a recent claim by UK Prime Minister David Cameron that such encrypted services may be banned in the UK is causing uproar in the…
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EU Parliament In Talks To Split Google
The benefits of a European Parliament are mixed – on one hand the economy is checked and scrutinized for fairness and increased competition between companies, and on the other, as is the subject of this article, resolutions often appear forcing foreign businesses to change their practices within the EU zone. Today’s resolution from the EU…
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XXX Porn Sites to be Automatically Barred?
Access to internet porn and “adult” websites is coming one step closer to being automatically barred from view on internet providers…
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British Tax Payers to Buy Apple iPad Tablets for 650 Members of Parliment
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It’s good to know as a British Taxpayer, where all that money goes – so we’re sure you’ll be thrilled to hear that your recent contributions will help 650 Members of Parliament get their hands on brand new Apple iPad tablets! Oh, not so thrilled? Nor are we to be honest. But here’s the story..…
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MP addresses importance of Social Net in British politics and IT education
Following yesterday’s news that our Prime Minister David Cameron, his Deputy Nick Clegg and Labour Leader Ed Milliband have joined social net Google+, the Minister of State for University and Science has spoken out about the ‘crucial’ nature of social networking in today’s politics. Speaking to fellow bloggers at Pocket-Lint, MP David Willetts took time…
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British Prime Minister & Political Party Leaders hang out on Google+
Google+ has become the newest political platform attracting David Cameron, Nick Clegg and Ed Miliband to the newest social kid on the block. British Prime Minister and Leader of the Conservative party David Cameron says he is “proud that British politicians are leading the way when it comes to embracing new methods of engaging people…
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British Prime Minister & Political Party Leaders hang out on Google+
Google+ has become the newest political platform attracting David Cameron, Nick Clegg and Ed Miliband to the newest social kid on the block. British Prime Minister and Leader of the Conservative party David Cameron says he is “proud that British politicians are leading the way when it comes to embracing new methods of engaging people…
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Apple iPad used in a Parlimentary speech by Labour’s “Twitter Tsar”
A tech-savvy Labour Member of Parliament has become the first in Westminster to refer to an iPad to deliver a speech in the House of Commons, using the slab in favour over trusty traditional paper pages. Kerry McCarthy, Bristol East Politician, later posted on Twitter saying that the use of her first-gen Apple tablet came about due…