CyberLaw Blog

Archive for July 18th, 2008

UK – ‘Teen date’ website faces criticism: “(BBC)
A Newsbeat investigation has uncovered a dating website specifically for teenagers which campaigners fear will become a ‘playground for paedophiles’. Children’s Charity, NSPCC, says MyLOL.net, which is marketed for teenagers but has hundreds of adult profiles, should clean up its act or be shut down. The site’s owner claims there are security measures in place and they’ll be toughened up soon.”

(Via QuickLinks Update.)

Gov responds on throttling petition: Choke on it: “

Red Arrows trump web users on nation’s worry list

The government has told an e-petitioners calling for an investigation into ISPs taking on too many subscribers and throttling bandwidth to get over it.…

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(Via The Register – Comms.)

Log-deleting search engine wins award: “A search engine that deletes all data relating to users after 48 hours has been awarded the first privacy award of a European body set up to promote privacy. The award was presented by European Data Protection Supervisor Peter Hustinx.”

(Via OUT-LAW News.)

MoD: We lost 87 classified USB sticks since 2003: “

Over-use of secrecy leads to bullethole in foot

The UK Ministry of Defence has told parliament that it has lost or had stolen some 87 US sticks holding ‘protectively marked’ – ie classified – material since 2003. However, almost all the devices were marked at the lowest grade of classification, and even the remaining few are unlikely to have contained information of any significance.…

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(Via The Register – Public Sector.)

‘No decision’ on giant database: “No decision has been taken on whether to gather details of all phone calls, e-mails and internet use, a security minister says.”

(Via BBC News.)