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Archive for June 30th, 2008

EBay Ordered to Pay $61 Million in Sale of Fakes: “A French court ordered eBay to pay 38.6 million euros, or $61 million, to the luxury goods group LVMH for allowing the sale of fake merchandise. The ruling was immediately appealed.

(Via NYT > Technology.)

eBay Terror Ambulances of DEATH menace UK - top cops: “

Blues Brothers law sought vs al-Qaeda strip-o-bomb-o-grams

In a move which would, three decades ago, have seen classic movie The Blues Brothers stillborn, British cops and officials are seeking to prevent private sales of ex-police and emergency services vehicles and uniforms.…

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(Via The Register - Public Sector.)

Sign the Petition to Stop ISP’s from breaching customers privacy via advertising technologies.: “Sign a petition

We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to Stop ISP’s from breaching customers privacy via advertising technologies. “

On July 16th 2008 outside the Barbican in London UK, a demonstration will be held to protest against the use of Deep Packet Inspection for the purpose of behavioural advertising (more specifically Phorm).

The protest has been timed to coincide with BT’s annual general meeting and will be held outside that AGM.