TrafficMaster sells clients' location info to UK.gov
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Pay for your own spy in the cab Noted UK news brand the Daily Mail served up a somewhat error-speckled tech scoop last night, with news that a government "'spy in the sky' system" is involved in a "secret 'Big Brother' operation... allowing officials to pinpoint the exact location of thousands of vehicles".â¦
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As Big Blue takes over in the Big Smoke Things are jumping in the world of UK roadside cameras. In the last 24 hours the main contract for the London congestion charging zone has been won by IBM, edging out former provider Capita, and the government has announced plans for many more speed cameras on motorways - to be used in "active management" of heavy traffic.â¦
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Website allowed nosy neighbours and business competitors to find out about each other's earnings and whether they had outstanding bills to be paid.
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Most consumer Web sites contain a form used to collect postal addresses. This article demonstrates how a UK address can be automatically filled from the postal code or known part of the address, using the PostCoder Web SOAP service from Allies Computing Ltd. By Drew Clayton. 0815
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Big businesses in the UK are selling PCs without having destroyed the data on their hard drives, opening up private information to those in third world countries who might use the information for identity theft scams.
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The company's new software might let private information go public. Also: A new website pays you to help your friends buy products  & hellip;. LAN operators start to gear up  & hellip;. and more.
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GPS data from many thousands of vehicles helps support a real-time traffic reporting system from Inrix, which recently won a $5 million contract to help travelers along the East Coast's I-95 corridor.
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Well-insulated contacts A sales agent has won the right to retain a customer database built up while working on behalf of an insulation company. The UKâs High Court ruled that the agent was the âfirst ownerâ of the database under the EU Database Directive.â¦
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Search engine's traffic-update feature is woven into its map service -- any time you look up an address or driving directions, you can get a reality check by just clicking.-The Washington Post
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Stuart Herbert has posted about an opening with the company he works for in the UK that's looking for developers/managers/etc to help fill out their new expansion:   We're expanding the team in our Cardiff city-centre office (right in the heart of Europe's youngest capital city). We're looking for exceptional people with a proven track record in designing, delivering, and managing web-based solutions to large organisations. If you're a project manager, software developer, web site designer with XSL experience, or a systems administrator, maybe we have the right opportunity for your next role.   You can get all of the details about the company from from their website.
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A new online feature of Google Maps called Street View is stirring up a debate over privacy concerns on the Web.
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Blog: New Google Maps feature lets people create customized maps with content from different mashup sites
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Pharmacies in England and Wales could  offer some services currently provided by GPs under a new contract.
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Back on track TheTrainline.com, the UK website for buying train tickets, has revamped its procedures for dealing with security reports following an incident where a security bug meant that customers could be invited to submit credit card details over an insecure link. The flaw had an effect only when users made an error in submitting their credit card details, so it didn't affect the majority of customers.â¦
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Company beefs up online service for shipping business information between firms over the Net.
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With Web sites like Yahoo and MapQuest giving away maps and driving directions it seems like a waste of money to buy a standalone program that basically does the same thing. To survive, software publishers need to offer a lot more than the online freebies. Microsoft Corp.'s Streets &amp; Trips 2005 does just that.
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More data now passes through the UK's key net hub in London than any other on the planet.