That's just politics. Most politicians do it ... smarter ones usually don't get caught and the more affluent the country the more sophisticated the corruption.

The U.S. Barely makes the top 20 in the Transparency International rankings list (http://www.transparency.org/cpi2013/results).
Turkey is 50th

well that aint going to happen, unless the socialists take over (not in this lifetime)

yeah, but its a similar situations with politicians.
But instead of money they are currying favor for future positions for those companies/lobbys.

I just see this as bittersweet, that it takes a former lobbyist to be a match against another lobbyist.
Makes you think how many bad decisions the government have made due to maneuvering from professional lobbying groups.

Actually a lot of charities use volunteers.

This will need to change if they intend to store extended user databases

I can see a new lucrative industry in hacking/extortion on the horizon.

Sorry, the anti-abortion issue is very political and this is a heavy handed fine on a charity.

I agree this organization is negligent, but if this ruling is setting a precedent then it should be scrutinized.
At least, the ICO should demonstrate the fine is consistent with other cases.

They need to add another zero if they were serious about the challenge.

It was a flimsy PR stunt, which will give others ammunition to make more fun of them.

Yeah giving goats also accelerates deterioration of the land because of defoliation from indiscriminate grazing.

I know the goats can be used to help regenerate vegetation, but the people receiving it are only interested in fattening the goat
that take care of what little fertile land they have left.

more like blue nipples of death.

Air Force has named this initiative "Operation Angry Birds!".

The brief is to withstand any coordinated attacks sustained above level 14.

Actually I hope they initially get granted as they are a perfect showcase on how retarded the Patent system is.

Lets hope they also upgrade their connectivity to the rest of the world.

Our company has tech centers in Israel and most of the time it feels like they are connected via dial up.
Even copying files they regularly stall.

This is also the same type of dramatic build-up scene you see in the movie 2012, so it must be true.

Antibiotic resistance is mainly due to the misuse and overuse of antibiotics.
Over half the antibiotics in use are used in animal feeds to help fatten animals quicker, not to treat sick animals.