UK – IWF chief: why Wikipedia block went wrong: “(ZDNet.co.uk) The Internet Watch Foundation (IWF), an organisation set up by internet service providers to monitor child sexual abuse websites, caused a furore in December when…
Post from: TorrentFreak FBI Tracks Down Oscars BitTorrent Uploaders Two Californian men have been charged with uploading leaked copies of Oscar-nominated Hollywood movies to the Internet. According to the U.S. attorney’s office, yesterday a federal…
The IWF: Charity disparity?: “ Pinning down who’s really being protected The Internet Watch Foundation is under fire again, this time on the grounds that it shouldn’t be classed as a charity. The challenge comes…
Ruling: Gov reports into ID scheme must be disclosed: “ But with names deleted The Information Tribunal has ruled that Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests for internal government reports into the cost-effectiveness and feasibility…
Congress mulls stringent data retention rules: “ Two-year logs for ISPs, hotspots, even homes US politicians have proposed legislation that would oblige both ISPs and people running Wi-Fi hotspots to keep access logs for two…
California ban on violent video games killed on appeal: “ Violent material protected. Porn? Not so much A California federal appeals court on Friday ruled that a state law criminalizing the sale of violent video…
U2 No Line on the Horizon album on Pirate Bay file sharing site: “U2’s long-awaited new album has been leaked online and is being downloaded by thousands of fans on the file sharing site Pirate…
EUROJUST: “The Hague, 20 February 2009 Eurojust coordinates internet telephony investigations Ms Carmen Manfredda, acting National Member for Italy, will take the lead in coordinating a Europe-wide investigation on internet telephony (VoIP). At the request…
Mozilla, Skype support DMCA jailbreaking exemption: “The Mozilla Corporation and Skype Communications have both filed papers in support of a proposed DMCA exemption for the jailbreaking of smartphones. (Via Macworld.)
Skype calls’ immunity to police phone tapping threatened: “Suspicious phone conversations on Skype could be targeted for tapping as part of a pan-European crackdown. (Via Macworld.)