Police to get major new powers to seize domains

With the view to resist a proposal made by Nominet to bring down illegal activity related websites without the requirement of any court order, the Internet Service Providers Association (ISPA) recently joined forces with the Open...

A new initiative proposed by Nominet could empower the law enforcement agencies in the country to effectively shut down any domain even in the absence of a court order to do so, new reports revealed.Nominet happens to be the...

Nokia, the world's largest mobile phone maker, has teamed up with Microsoft to restore its fortunes and take on Apple and Google in the smartphone market. Announced in London, the partnership will see Nokia and Microsoft working...

Police powers that could see the UK's Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) being able to suspend the domain names of websites without a court order are being considered by registrar Nominet. Nominet, the body responsible for...

UK website registry firm Nominet has invited the masses to give feedback on policies proposed by the Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA), which could allow law enforcement agencies to quickly take down...

Three of the four founders of controversial filesharing website, The Pirate Bay, had had their convictions upheld yesterday and while they had their jail sentences reduced, the amount of money they have to paid has been...

Nominet, the UK's domain name registry provider, has been asked by the Serious and Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) to set up a procedure that will allow law enforcement agencies to seize and shut down domain names that facilitate...