Public websites 'too complex'
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Many government websites are still too complicated and difficult to use, says a report by the National Audit Office.
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An attack combining malicious codes on Web sites and end-user laziness could compromise millions of routers still configured with their out-of-the-box defaults.
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Information commissioner lectures public bodies to take digital privacy 'far more seriously'
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The growth of government databases on children can split families, says a report for the Information Commissioner.
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Says it'd 'cost too much' The government is obstructing a bill aimed at establishing a new website for information on public sector spending.â¦
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By Olson, Scott  A redesigned state Web portal unveiled last month should make it easier for Hoosiers to plow through mounds of government minutia.  But, more important, the revamping set to be finished in mid- 2008 represents a major shift in state policy.
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Jimmy Wales, the founder of Wikipedia once said, &#8220;Search is part of the fundamental infrastructure of the Internet. And, it is currently broken.&#8221; And while he&#8217;s dabbling with the concept of an open-source search engine, Dr. Riza C Berkan of Hakia.com believes the fix is in the semantics.  The CEO and founder of the &#8220;meanings&#8221; [...]
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Call it Pandora's inbox. Late last year, Prime Minister Tony Blair invited the public to post petitions directly on his official Web site, hoping a dose of cyber-savvy would attract disenchanted voters. Did it ever.
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Many members' sites lack basic information, according to a report evaluating Congressional effectiveness.
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Federal agencies helped create the Internet, but most do not use it to inform the public about what they do, a study to be released today shows.
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A survey of the UK's top 30 e-commerce websites shows they all fail to provide suitable access for disabled customers.
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Agonizingly slow Web sites. Maddening error messages. And, most frustrating of all, unavailable home pages.
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Also: E-voting a 'threat' to UK democracy. Read these stories and more from around the Web on News.com Extra.
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Could this be an end to broken links? New software replaces and updates links on Web pages.
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The "free encyclopedia that anyone can edit" goes online. Doing research becomes easier but community editing means the information may be less credible.
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Federal agencies have dragged their feet on implementing 10-year-old law that requires them to use the Internet to make government documents easily available, a new study says.
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Australians may soon find some websites inaccessible thanks to a new piece of legislation making its way through the country's Parliament.