NL - Dutch want banks help to fight illegal Web casinos: “(Reuters)
Dutch authorities intend to crack down on illegal online casinos and are calling on banks to stop providing financial services to them. The ministry has made a list of 30-50 Internet gamers and has asked banks to stop services to these companies. Swedish online gamer Unibet and Dutch firm Oranje Casino, are targets.”
(Via QuickLinks Update.)
New Statesman - Extreme porn: “Civil liberties campaigners remain concerned about the impact of new rules aimed at regulated more extreme forms of pornography introduced in the wake of a horrific murder
Tough new rules aimed at banning so-called extreme pornography have been branded as ‘Orwellian’ by Backlash - an umbrella group of civil liberties and human rights organisations.”
Article by Ian Reuben, 10.05.2008
Combating Piracy: “Recently, XBIZ World Magazine asked several industry players ‘Which do you think will be most effective in combating content piracy — taking legal action against pirates, a technological solution, or some combination of both?’”
(Via XBIZ.com | News & Articles.)
BBC NEWS | Business | Tackling under-age online sales: “Tackling under-age online sales
By Joe Lynam, Business reporter, BBC News”
riday, 9 May 2008
Buying products online couldn’t be easier.
With a few clicks shoppers can browse through dozens of websites and choose size, colour, shape and destination - all from the privacy of the home.
That’s great if it’s a CD, book or generic product being procured but that self-same ease of purchase is increasingly of concern to parents who can no longer control what their children are buying online.
Young people are using the anonymity of the web to buy all types of products suitable only for adults - made easy by purchasing prepaid credit cards which don’t require stringent proof of age.
Facebook, States Set Bullying, Predator Safeguards: “Facebook agrees to deploy 40 new safeguards it says will protect users from sexual predators and cyberbullies. The move is endorsed by 49 states and Washington DC, which have been negotiating with the number-two social network on the measures for months. The holdout state? Texas — which says they do not go far enough.
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(Via Wired News.)
The Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill become and Act of Parliament yesterday and probably this is the only good provisions included within..
Regulator gets power to fine for data breaches: “
The Information Commissioner’s Office now has the power to fine organisations which deliberately or recklessly commit serious breaches of the Data Protection Act.…
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(Via The Register - Public Sector.)
DWP still sending out passwords and discs together: “
The Department for Work and Pensions is still sending out discs containing confidential data together with passwords.…
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(Via The Register - Public Sector.)
Irish data protection chief in leaked report ‘hack’: “
Updated There’s red faces at the office of the Data Protection Commissioner this morning after a blogger lifted an upcoming official report off its website and published it early.…
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(Via The Register - Public Sector.)
UK - Child web-safety guide launched: “(BBC)
New teaching resources aimed at helping primary school children surf the web safely have been launched. Figures from regulator Ofcom suggest 500,000 five to seven-year-olds are allowed to go online unsupervised. Teachers have expressed concern many are joining gaming or social networking sites and leaving personal details without realising the risks. The Child Exploitation and Online Protection centre (CEOP) has devised a cartoon series to warn of the dangers.”
(Via QuickLinks Update.)
TorrentSpy Won’t Pay $111 Million Fine: “TorrentSpy lawyers said the torrent-tracking service won’t pay the $111 million judgment a U.S. judge levied against it. Attorney Ira Rothken said he would appeal one of the nation’s largest copyright penalties. The search engines’ owner, he said, has filed for bankruptcy.
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(Via Wired News.)
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