Coverage 2014

December

Prince Charles steps up pressure on internet giants over beheading videos

Daily Telegraph

ISPA UK Starts Hunt for the 2015 Best Broadband ISP Awards Finalists

 ISP Review

IPv6 IP addresses will make it easier for security services to track you

Cable.co.uk

Attitudes to technology are creating a digital divide in UK government

Cable.co.uk

Interview: Ed Hunt of Superfast Cymru

Cable.co.uk

 

November

Concerns over national mobile roaming security risks unfounded, says ISPA chair

Cable.co.uk

ISPs and security experts criticise UK web snooping law plans

V3

UK ISPs are now blocking 93 piracy websites

Wired

Blocked piracy site list more than doubles after ruling

BBC

Concerns over terror exclusion plan

BBC

Intelligence authorities 'fail to understand data', say ISPs

Guardian

UK police and security services 'haven't got a clue' how the internet works

Cable.co.uk

Facebook outed as host of Lee Rigby murder chat

ITPro

Government unveils £100m IP-matching plans to thwart terrorists

v3

UPD Commons Intelligence and Security Committee Blames ISPs for Murder

ISPReview

UK internet firms warn of more mass surveillance

SC Magazine

ISPA disappointed lack of consultation on planned data bill

Telecompaper

The war on Facebook: MPs rebuke social media giant for failure to act on online

activities of Lee Rigby’s murderer Michael Adebowale

Independent

ISPA responds to the Home Secretary on IP matching

Comms Dealer

UK considers law to force ISPs to retain and surrender user records

Computer Weekly
Internet data rules expected to cost taxpayer tens of millions

Financial Times

Government Wants Every Internet User's IP Address Stored for Posterity

Gizmodo

Theresa May's speech on counter-terrorism: Politics Live blog

Guardian

UPDATE3 Government Forces IP Address Matching Upon ISPs – But What is it?

ISPReview

Are Government Internet Data Proposals A Step Towards Snooping?

Misco News

Will new ISP clampdown really help police target terror suspects?

PCPro

Anti-Terrorism and Security Bill: The industry responds to May’s IP matching plans

Recombu

The government wants ISPs to keep a record all user IP addresses

ShinyShiny TV

Home Office Set To Introduce New Data Surveillance Plan

TechWeek Europe

UK Government to Seek IP-Based Identification of Users: Reports

WHIR

U.K. Proposes New Antiterror Measures

Wall Street Journal

Interview: Professor Mike Jackson of Birmingham City University

Cable.co.uk

Broadband speed adverts targeted by watchdog Which?

BBC

Calls to reform broadband speeds advertising

Fresh Business Thinking

Campaign for clearer broadband adverts from Which?

HITC

ISPA warns against overly restrictive broadband advertising rules

uSwitch

UK ISP Entanet Tells GCHQ – “We are NOT the police or intelligence services”

ISPReview

Shuddit, Obama! Here in Blighty, we ISPs have net neutrality nailed

The Register

Internet Services Providers’ Association fires back at GCHQ director for terrorist comments

ITPro

ISPA Responds To GCHQ Director

24 News Biz

David Cameron backs spy chief's blast at Facebook and Twitter

Capital Bay

PM backs spy chief’s blast at Facebook and Twitter over the help they give terrorists

Daily Mail

Facebook, Twitter are command and control networks for terrorists: UK intel head

Tech2

Campaigners: Rural broadband inquiry is a step 'in the right direction'

Cable.co.uk

Tech giants reject GCHQ boss Robert Hannigan's call for deal with government

Daily Telegraph

 

 

October

ISPA: Government has 'failed' to foster debate on privacy

Cable.co.uk

ISPA sets out principles for future surveillance law reform

Telecom Paper

UK ISPs Propose Principles to Limit Government Internet Snooping

ISP Review

Internet service providers must help crack down on fake goods, high court rules

Guardian

Households in 2014 need 25Mbps broadband or less

Cable.co.uk 

Broadband upload speed average of 2.4Mbps a cause for concern

V3

Industry unmoved by slow broadband upload average of 2.4Mbps

V3

Birmingham a hyper-city as gigabit broadband arrives

Business Quarter

Three UK Fined GBP250K by Ofcom for Customer Complaint Failings

ISP Review

 

August

Internet infrastructure 'needs updating or more blackouts will happen'

Guardian

How the internet is slowing down

Switching broadband is too costly, claims watchdog

BBC News

Broadband cancellation fees reflect actual costs, says ISPA

uSwitch

ISPA calls for calm over broadband switching fears

Cable.co.uk

Improving ADR with ISPA

Entanet

 

July

Guardian named Internet Hero at ISPA Awards

The Guardian

GCHQ named 'internet villain' at award ceremony

The Daily Telegraph

The Guardian And GCHQ Named Internet Heroes And Villains At 2014 ISPA Awards

TechWeek Europe

ISPA names snooping GCHQ its 2014 internet villain

The Inquirer

GCHQ and NSA earn ‘Internet Villain’ gong in UK broadband providers industry bash

Recombu

ISPA Name the WINNERS of their 2014 UK ISP Internet Industry Awards

ISP Review

GCHQ and NSA named internet villains of 2014

Cable.co.uk

UK's emergency data slurp: IT giants panicked over 'legal uncertainty'

The Register

UK government says web filtering needs work

V3

UK government responds to DCMS study of online regulations

The Inquirer

 

June

Tracking Syria fighters now main task for MI5

BBC News

Big companies should not be allowed to make decisions about personal data, say ISPs

Independent

ISPA UK Reveal Internet Hero and Villain Shortlist for 2014 Awards

ISP Review

ISPA announces 2014 shortlist for Internet Hero award

uSwitch

Is Public Accounts Committee an Internet Hero?

Thinkbroadband

 

May

Illegal file-sharers brace for pleading letters from music and film industries

Recombu

Zen Internet Shuns Proposal for Voluntary P2P Piracy Warning Letters

Zen

Broadband voucher scheme ‘open for business’ in Coventry

Cable.co.uk

Gigaclear and Hyperoptic up for Best Superfast Broadband at 2014 ISPAs

Cable.co.uk

2014 ISPA Awards shortlists announced

thinkbroadband

Know someone who is an Internet Hero or Internet Villain?

thinkbroadband

ISPA looking for 2014 Internet Hero and Villain nominees

Recombu

Hyperoptic, Gigaclear and Plusnet vie for bestest fastest provider in ISPA 2014 Awards

Recombu

Hyperoptic to launch 1Gb broadband in Manchester, Liverpool and Leeds

uSwitch

 

April

Snooping powers in turmoil after European court ruling

Daily Telegraph

Euro court's ruling could threaten the fight against terror: Judges say law that allows internet firms to store data about their customers is excessively intrusive

Daily Mail

Spy chiefs warn PM: Internet giants including Google and Facebook are shielding terrorists and paedophiles

Daily Mail

BT, Virgin, TalkTalk and Sky quizzed on data retention after landmark EU ruling

V3

Open Rights Group Call on UK ISPs to Clarify Data Retention Policy

ISP Review

Don't forget to vote in the 2014 ISPA Customer Choice Award category

thinkbroadband

Broadbandchoices.co.uk lists pioneering fibre provider

Journalism.co.uk

 

January

UK government tackles wrongly-blocked websites

BBC News

Government Tweaks ‘Porn Filters’ To Prevent Over-Blocking

TechWeek Europe

One week left for ISPA 2014 Awards registration

Thinkbroadband