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Archive for December 10th, 2008

Reg readers in the dark over extreme porn

Wednesday, December 10th, 2008

Reg readers in the dark over extreme porn: “

Local police clueless too

A Register reader has been left baffled by the reaction of her local police force when they were asked what exactly is likely to constitute an actionable image when the extreme porn laws come into force in January.…

(Via The Register – Public Sector.)

Scorpions tale leaves IWF exposed

Wednesday, December 10th, 2008

Scorpions tale leaves IWF exposed: “

‘Look, that regulator isn’t wearing any clothes’

Opinion As the dust settles over the Internet Watch Foundation’s (IWF) little local difficulty with Wikipedia, the question that needs to be answered is whether this was all just storm in a teacup – or the beginning of the end of a conveniently complacent relationship between government and the internet industry.…

(Via The Register – Comms.)