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DaveNJ1987 writes:
It will cost the British government only £400,000 to destroy the data for its failed ID card initiative. The data compiled by the National Identity Register, which was scrapped last year by the coalition government, will be disposed of for the relatively small sum — in government figures — Home Office minister Damian Green confirmed.
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DaveNJ1987 writes:
The Chinese Government has blocked the websites of the BBC, CNN and Norwegian public service broadcaster NRK, less than 24 hours before dissident Chinese writer Liu Xiaobo is due to be awarded the Nobel peace prize. China has been vocally critical of the plans to award the jailed writer the prize and has even gone as far as setting up its own "Confucius peace prize" to rival the awards being held in Oslo tomorrow.
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DaveNJ1987 writes:
The FBI believes that one third of the world’s spam messages are being generated by one 23 year old Russian man. Oleg Nikolaenko of Moscow is being blamed for being behind the Mega D botnet that sent spam emails from over 500,000 infected computers.
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DaveNJ1987 writes:
Kuwait has banned the use of Digital Single Lens Reflex (DSLR) cameras in public places for anyone who is not a journalist. The ban, which was passed by the unanimous agreement of the country's Ministry of Social Affairs, Ministry of Information and Ministry of Finance, prevents the public from using DSLR devices on the streets of the Middle Eastern State. Tourists are to be affected by the new laws and must be aware of this before travelling to Kuwait. Smaller digital cameras and camera phones are exempt from the ban.
