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London telephone exchange accident also knocks out travel sites across UK

By Kevin May | April 1, 2010

Flooding in a London telephone exchange which affected thousands of home and business broadband customers also had a serious knock-on effect with websites around the country. Read More

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Virgin Holidays mobile web security error message just a blip

By Kevin May | April 1, 2010

Virgin Holidays may be in the middle of a wide-ranging and long-running overhaul of its content management system, but some users were faced with a confusing web message this week. Read More

Swedish hotel group moves to block access to web child pornography in rooms

By Kevin May | March 31, 2010

Radisson Blue Hotels and Resorts has taken the perhaps unusual step of publicly announcing the installation of a system to prevent hotel guests from accessing child pornography via the web. Read More

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TSA expands naked scanners, swabbing at checkpoints, boarding areas

By Dennis Schaal | March 5, 2010

The U.S. airport experience is being transformed as many travelers will be scanned and swabbed on their way to their dream vacation or business trip. Read More

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TSA funds explosive detection devices through jobs stimulus program

By Dennis Schaal | February 12, 2010

The TSA is upgrading its explosive trace-detection equipment at airport checkpoints by tapping into funding from last year's federal jobs' stimulus law. Read More

Does mobile travel have a problem if four out of five consumers say they would never buy from a handset?

By Kevin May | February 2, 2010

An in-depth report into online fraud and how companies are dealing with such activity also claims 78% of consumers will never make a booking on their phone. Read More

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Doubts emerging over airport body scanner reliability

By Kevin May | January 8, 2010

Airport security technology firms, perhaps seeing the bounty ahead if - as expected - governments around the world impose stricter checks on passengers, are questioning the performance of the... Read More

Ex counter-terrorism official labels TSA rules 'criminal negligence' and calls for tech solutions

By Dennis Schaal | January 4, 2010

Former U.S. counter-terrorism official and frequent CNN guest Larry Johnson labels the new TSA security measures and the agency's failure to impose a uniform security system as "criminal negligence." In... Read More

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UK and other EU countries in urgent review of naked scanners at airports

By Kevin May | December 31, 2009

The introduction of new security technology at airports across Europe, including so-called naked body scanners, could be sped up in the aftermath of the failed bomb plot on-board a US-bound passenger... Read More

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After Northwest Airlines terror incident, new TSA restrictions and lots of questions

By Dennis Schaal | December 27, 2009

While some European airlines and Air Canada were detailing new TSA-imposed restrictions in response to the Christmas-morning terrorism incident onboard Northwest Airlines flight 253, there was scant... Read More

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Northwest 253 - How European hubs and airlines differ on comms strategy

By Kevin May | December 27, 2009

Fresh from the Eurostar incident just ten days ago, you might expect major airlines and the large transatlantic hubs in Europe to be using every communication strategy available to warn passengers about... Read More

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Naked scanners mired in regulatory issues, US leads the way

By Kevin May | October 13, 2009

Manchester Airport in the UK is hitting the headlines today as a result of a trial taking place of a security scanner which produces 'nude' images of passengers. The system, developed by Rapiscan... Read More

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