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Archive for July 2nd, 2008

Groups Sue U.S. Government Over Mobile Phone Tracking: “The American Civil Liberties Union and the Electronic Frontier Foundation are asking a federal court to order the Department of Justice to turn over records about the agency’s tracking of mobile phone users.

(Via NYT > Technology.)

Virgin Media ads throttled by peak time bandwidth squeeze: “

BT snipe on target

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has rapped Virgin Media for making dodgy claims about its download speeds after a complaint by rival BT.…

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(Via The Register - Comms.)

Court rules 90s UK.gov wiretaps violated human rights: “

Home Office: What’s it got to do with RIPA?

Liberty called for an overhaul of RIPA yesterday after the European Court of Human Rights slapped the UK government over the way it applied the UK’s previous interception legislation.…

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(Via The Register - Public Sector.)

Court slaps UK BitTorrenters with landmark fines: “

Copyright ambulance chasers open up new market

The Central London County Court has ordered four BitTorrent users to pay a video games company £750 interim damages following a landmark victory by no win, no fee copyright lawyers.…

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(Via The Register - Public Sector.)

UK surveillance breaches human rights, rules ECHR: “The UK Government’s surveillance practices violate the privacy rights of UK and foreign citizens, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ruled. The judgment follows a nine-year battle over phone and internet taps”

(Via OUT-LAW News.)

Obama Voters Protest His Switch on Telecom Immunity: “Thousands of Barack Obama’s backers are using the online organizing tools his campaign created to protest his recent support for expanding government surveillance powers.

(Via NYT > Technology.)

Bits: Lawsuit Seeks Government Cellphone Tracking Data: “Two civil liberties groups sued the U.S. Justice Department to force the agency to disclose how the government tracks individuals using their cellphone data

(Via NYT > Technology.)

Virgin rapped on broadband speeds: “ASA upholds complaint about advertisements lodged by rival broadband provider BT.”

(Via BBC News.)