US ISPs must keep logs
US law enforcement representatives plan to endorse a proposed federal law that would require Internet service providers (ISPs) to store logs about their customers for 18 months, CNET reports.
The National Sheriffs' Association will say it "strongly supports" mandatory data retention during today's US House of Representatives hearing on the topic.
Michael Brown, sheriff in Bedford County, and a board member and executive committee member of the National Sheriffs' Association, plans to argue that a new law is necessary, because ISPs do not store customer records long enough.
UK robot World Cup hopes dashed
The UK's best robot footballers have followed the example of their human counterparts and bombed out of the football World Cup, reveals the BBC.
The country's first full team took part in the 2011 RoboCup in Istanbul over the weekend.
The four-strong Edinferno squad, from Edinburgh University, was knocked out in the group stages.
Apple ordered to pay $8m
A federal jury has ordered Apple to pay a Texas patent-holding firm $8 million for violating two patents, says The Register.
Eight million dollars, however, is substantially less than first claimed by Personal Audio, a company that exists solely to enforce its patents, not to build products. The firm had requested $84 million.
The suit was filed on 25 June 2009, and originally involved not only Apple, but also Coby Electronics, Archos, and Sirius XM Radio. Coby and Archos settled with Personal Audio out of court, and their portion of the case was dismissed in May 2010. Sirius did the same, and its involvement was dismissed in July 2010.
Scottish smart card travel system on track
The first elements of a new Oyster-style smart ticketing service have been installed ahead of schedule for Glasgow and the West of Scotland's smart travel scheme, writes Computing.co.uk.
The scheme will enable passengers on buses, ferries, trains and Glasgow's Subway system to use the same smart card or smartphone to pay for their journeys.
The system is operated by smart media company Ecebs, and will be run from its new data centre in East Kilbride. Ecebs claims the system could be implemented across the UK, as it is accredited by the government's technical standards body ITSO.
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