CyberLaw Blog

Archive for May 9th, 2008

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: “

Who will be first to pony up?

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: “

Government data not secure? Shurely some mistake?

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’: “

Man bites watchdog

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.)