Jennifer Baker - Author - PC World Australia

Stories by Jennifer Baker

Article | 12/01/2011 Microsoft, Apple, Oracle, EMC consortium plan withdrawn

In a move that will be seen by many as a big win for open-source advocates, a plan to create a consortium led by Microsoft to buy Novell patents has b...

Article | 11/01/2011 European Commission challenges Google Books

The European Commission is set to take on Google Books. The latest report on the Commission's Europeana project, released on Monday, urges European Un...

Article | 11/01/2011 European Parliament considers Web blocking

Members of the European Parliament Monday prepared their position on whether mandatory E.U.-wide Web blocking of certain sites should be introduced, p...

Article | 7/01/2011 Intel offers concessions to win EU approval of McAfee buy

Intel has made certain commitments to the European Union in an effort to push ahead with its proposed acquisition of McAfee.

Article | 6/01/2011 Europol to reveal cybercrime risk level

European law enforcement agency Europol on Friday will present its assessment of the threat posed by cybercrime, along with its strategy to tackle it.

Article | 4/12/2010 Data watchdog hits out at EU data retention directive

The European Union's data protection watchdog has called the Data Retention Directive the most privacy invasive instrument ever adopted by the E.U.

Article | 25/11/2010 EU Parliament approves once-secret ACTA copyright treaty

After 11 rounds of international negotiations, the final text of the controversial Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) has overcome its biggest...

Article | 24/11/2010 Biggest threat to Internet is government, warns group

Increased government control is the biggest risk to the future of the Internet, according to the Internet Society.

Article | 24/11/2010 EU to launch dedicated broadband satellite

There is light at the end of the tunnel for the estimated 20 million Europeans who cannot get high-quality broadband access. On Friday a new satellite...

Article | 4/11/2010 Facebook, Google face EU crackdown over user data

Internet giants such as Facebook and Google could soon be forced to reveal more to European Internet users about what they are doing with personal dat...

Article | 19/10/2010 New online database to help companies secure government work

Companies bidding for government business in the E.U. will soon be able to use a new Web-based tool to simplify the paperwork associated with their pr...

Article | 13/10/2010 French government may subsidize music downloads, says EU

The European Commission has approved a French program to subsidize legal music downloads for young people.

Article | 29/09/2010 Leading EU broadband providers commit to energy saving

An additional 16 broadband providers and data center companies have signed up to the European Commission's initiative to reduce electricity consumptio...

Article | 28/09/2010 EU losing the race to fund IT research

The European Union is currently losing the race to fund and foster research, but the game isn't over, says Europe's digital agenda commissioner.

Article | 22/09/2010 EU votes to toughen rules on Internet piracy

Members of the European Parliament have opened the door to tough new sanctions on Internet users by voting in favor of a controversial report on copyr...