ASA rules against O2 over streetmap promo
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Out-of-date ad kerbed O2 has been rapped over the knuckles by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) for a recent advert promoting its deal with Streetmap.co.uk.â¦
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(InfoWorld) - Opera Software ASA has added a filter that blocks phishing sites to its Web browser software, following the example set by rivalsÂ MicrosoftÂ andÂ Mozilla. In version 9.1 of the Opera Web browser released Monday, the company introduced a phishing filter that uses information from PhishTank and GeoTrust to help protect users from being duped by phishers. PhishTank, overseen by open-source group OpenDNS, is a collaborative clearinghouse that allows anyone to submit and track data about phishing sites. GeoTrust provides digital certificates. Phishing is a form of online fraud in which miscreants use forged Web sites that often look like sites of banks or other trusted financial institutions to trick users into giving up personal information. Filters such as the one in Opera 9.1 alert users when they may be visiting a known phishing site so they can proceed with caution and choose not to provide requested information to that site. Opera's 9.1 browser is available for free atÂ www.opera.com. Microsoft's Internet Explorer 7 (IE 7)Â andÂ Mozilla's Firefox 2.0Â browsers also include filters that block phishing sites. Microsoft released IE 7 for Windows XP in October, the same month Mozilla released Firefox 2.0. IE 7 also will be included in the consumer version of Windows Vista due for release on Jan. 30. Microsoft recently patched a flaw in the antiphishing filter in IE 7 for XP and plans to patch the same flaw for Vista upon its consumer release. Opera's Web browser has not been adopted widely by computer users, who still predominantly use IE as their primary browser. However, the Oslo company has had substantial success in distributing its Opera Mini browser on mobile devices through partnerships with device providers around the world.
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The latest victory for people's paralysis The government has responded to more than 9,000 people who signed a petition against misleading "unlimited" broadband advertising by bouncing them back to the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), which has already repeatedly refused to act.â¦
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Business & money: Â· Offer for England football kit supplier backed by FA Â· Bid could be blocked by JJB and Sports Direct
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(Source: VeriSign)  Legitimize trust in e-business with new Extended Validation SSL Certificates. Extended Validation SSL triggers a green address bar in Microsoft&trade; IE7, which helps prove site identity. Get the green bar and higher sales by reading the technical white paper.
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Ponders withdrawing support for non-stickered product
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Gambling is not sexy, especially for the socially inept The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has ordered the firm behind Poker.com to stop advertising online gambling as likely to get you laid.â¦
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ISP rejects Microsoft antispam plan amid concerns from open-source community.
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Filtering out rogue operators Online gambling operators outside Europe will have to seek Government permission to advertise in the UK. The British government's reform of gambling law mandates the seeking of permission in an attempt to crack down on rogue operators.â¦
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P2PLawsuits.com, registered recently by the Recording Industry Association of America, serves up ads for nasty file-sharing clients. The site is described in a leaked strategy letter allegedly sent by the group. In Listening Post.
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'Do not follow sat nav. Very narrow lane' Hampshire County Council has been forced to erect signs warning HGV drivers to stay out of a narrow lane - despite their satnavs' insistence it's a full-fat link road.â¦
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An ad running in the UK that implied running a Linux operating system is ten times more expensive than running a Windows operating system has been oficially condemned as misleading by the UK&#39;s Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), after public complaints
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Boston's new high-tech parking meters may be running afoul of Visa and MasterCard rules that prohibit vendors from imposing minimum purchase requirements on their customers.
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World's most annoying adverts cleared Apple's recent campaign claiming its machines were more secure and less likely to crash or pick up a virus than Windows PCs has been cleared by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA).â¦
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Zero-Now loses fight for Milton Keynes data A company has lost its fight to gain access to data about public services in Milton Keynes for use on its website.â¦
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You could be next in the firing line Comment There are two cases, that I am aware of, moving through the courts in the US relating to accessibility of IT solutions.â¦
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Only room for one offering with an i? O2 has hit the red button on its i-mode service less than two years after it brought the Japanese mobile web technology to Europe.â¦