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Comms: Mobile "apps" to have stronger privacy controls

California's Attorney General has secured the agreement of major "app" platforms to put in place privacy measures that match California's privacy laws. Apple, Google, RiM are amongst those that have agreed to implement the new policies...



The Legal Professional: England's Law Society takes on HSBC

The Law Society of England and Wales is mounting one of its biggest PR campaigns ever as HSBC, one of the largest residential mortgage lenders in the UK says that all its mortgage work is to be handled by only 43 firms.



Public Health: US Gov warns against fad of "pox parties."

It might sound crazy but a fad in the USA is putting people at risk not just of disease but - spectacularly - of committing offences designed to prevent biological warfare and the distribution of Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMDs).



F1: Caterham in surprise driver announcement

When Jarno Trulli announced that he was to drive for Lotus (the one that would become Caterham) in 2012, the team were strangely silent. It's usually the team that says he is going to be sitting in its cars. And although the team did not deny Tr...



Aviation: Qantas to cut routes, dump B747s, reduce headcount

Australian flag carrier Qantas is undergoing major surgery to try to stem the bleeding which it blames on parts of its international business. But it's not quite as clear-cut as it seems.

F1: Aaaaaannnnndddd........ We're back

The final day's testing at Jerez in Spain wrapped up on Friday and teams headed back, mostly, to snow covered factories to prepare for the last t...



Management: software patents - a bubble in the making

A new bubble is brewing as companies find another way to inflate their balance sheets in ways that have no basis in reality. And there is a real...



The Risk Professional: Sticky bombs raise a sticky subject

These days, the lone bomber is rare. To build, deliver and detonate a bomb is more often the work of a team and, therefore, a conspiracy. The out...



Internet: Bizarre fraud targets entries on Wikipedia

It's difficult to see the point of a spam received in the ChiefOfficers.Net offices today but eventually it becomes clear: it's a fraudulent mail...



Internet: USA's FBI warns of dating website scams

The internet is a haven for spammers and scammers and they prey on the innocent, greedy, stupid - and vulnerable. All over the world dating websi...

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