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UK: Lords Chides Government Over Internet Security

Tom Espiner writes on ZDNet UK:

The government must act now or risk losing public confidence in the security of the internet, an influential House of Lords committee has found.

A wide-ranging inquiry into personal internet security conducted by the House of Lords Science and Technology Committee has "highlighted the threat to the future of the internet posed by e-crime".

"The government must do more to protect individual internet users," a House of Lords statement read.

"The internet, while still a powerful force for good, has increasingly become the playground for criminals. Today's e-criminals are highly skilled, organised and motivated by financial gain. Individual internet users are increasingly victimised," said the report.

posted by Fergie @ 8/09/2007 05:26:00 PM