Lords To Investigate Personal Internet Security (UK)

02 Aug 12:02

The House of Lords Science and Technology Committee are launching a new inquiry into personal internet security. With the ever growing use of home computers, the spread of broadband, and the rise in internet banking and commerce the importance of proper internet security measures has never been greater.

The inquiry will provide the first in depth Parliamentary study of an issue that will be of ever increasing importance to the public, business and Government.

The Committee are inviting evidence on a range of issues to do with personal internet security. Members are keen to receive evidence from members of the public who have had direct experience of problems with internet security.

Areas the Committee will consider include:


Commenting, Lord Broers Chairman of the Science and Technology Committee, said:
We are doing more and more online, from our weekly grocery shop to banking to downloading music and video and, increasingly, using the internet to make telephone call. Those who havent yet done so are being encouraged to get online - but how many of us know about the risks?

Technology is changing so fast that no-one seems to have had time to step back and look in the round at the emerging threats to personal security, and the ways society might counter them. This inquiry gives Parliament a chance to do just that.

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www.parliament.uk/hlscience

Taken from Information Security Bulletin.