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'Ghost piracy' creating a challenge for enforcement
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 22/06/2022
» As remote work gains a foothold, the act of remotely accessing unlicensed software, known as "ghost piracy", has been on the rise, according to BSA, The Software Alliance, a non-profit advocate for the global software industry.
Five to survive
Life, AKIN, Published on 30/12/2015
» The Electronic Government Agency has recently introduced five mobile applications for commuters to travel in safety, especially during this holiday season.
Preparing to act
Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 24/04/2013
» The Computer Crime Act has been in place for more than five years, but there have been incidents and concerns over its practical enforcement due to the rapid changes in information technology. Agencies are now attempting to propose amendments to the law to make it correspond more accurately to modern Thai society and global standards.
Call for legal body
Database, Published on 10/11/2010
» In the absence of a Data Protection Law, it has been suggested that Thailand needs an independent commission responsible for protecting the privacy of its citizens.
Expert calls for change in mindset
Database, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 13/10/2010
» Despite the rapid increase in cyber crime, most people remain silent when they become victims of digital violation.
Police chase 'big fish' IP offenders
Database, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 13/10/2010
» Police will next month start cracking down on their blacklist of 2,000 offenders using unlicensed software, and will team up with the Technology Crime Suppression Division (TCSD) to tackle net privacy breaches, with a focus on the "big fish" rather than small dealers.
Waste not, want not
Database, Published on 10/03/2010
» This just in: Thailand will have 3G phone service in 2010; we know this is true because Prasit Prapinmongkolkarn of the National Telecommunication Commission (NTC) said so, as he marked the induction of four new commissioners into the membership of the Magnificent Seven; Mr Prasit said that the NTC's only reason for existence is serving the public by allocating radio frequencies, because an unused frequency is a wasted frequency; pressed by the always doubting media as to whether the NTC will really make 3G available everywhere by New Year's Eve, Mr Prasit declared forthrightly that he will "make an effort". His Majesty the King officially approved the appointment of four new members of the Magnificent Seven - Suranand Wongwittyakamjorn, Banthoon Suphakvanich, Phana Thongmeearchom and Col Natee Sukolrat, who has recently survived a graft investigation by the National Anti-Corruption Commission.
Last one in, again
Database, Published on 06/01/2010
» Never in Thai history has a story that didn't happen so dominate the news and clearly emerge as the Technology Story of the Year; just before the New Year, your TOT flipped a switch that started providing bandwidth of the third-generation kind in a couple of obscure corners of Bangkok, but in truth, 2009 was the year that Laos and Cambodia totally humiliated the telecoms state enterprises by leaving Thailand a far, distant last among Asian countries providing 3G service to yuppiephone subscribers.