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British film board rejects ‘disturbing’ sexual torture film
Thursday, April 16th, 2009British film board rejects ‘disturbing’ sexual torture film: “
Is Obscenity Law undermined by extreme porn?
The British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) have issued a rare rejection notice for a ‘disturbing and realistic’ DVD called NF713.…
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(Via The Register – Public Sector.)
Secret European project to battle online jihad
Thursday, April 16th, 2009Secret European project to battle online jihad: “
‘Significant’ international bid to block extremism
The UK is collaborating with the German, Dutch and Czech governments on a secret research project on how to effectively block the distribution of Islamic extremist material online.…
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(Via The Register – Public Sector.)
The Quick – and the Dead in the Water
Thursday, April 16th, 2009The Quick – and the Dead in the Water: “
Met Assistant Commissioner resigns following security breach
Comment Quick by name, and for once, quick by nature. The speedy resignation of assistant Commissioner Bob Quick, following his inadvertent public exposure of secret documents detailing a highly sensitive counter-terror operation, has probably saved the Police and Home Office an Easter of recriminations and back-biting.…
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(Via The Register – Public Sector.)
How the government uses dirty data to legislate morality
Thursday, April 16th, 2009How the government uses dirty data to legislate morality: “
So what’s a standard deviation?
When it comes to sex and censorship, Government’s insistence that laws are ‘evidence-based’ is little more than hot air.…
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(Via The Register – Public Sector.)
Brussels to sue UK over Phorm failures
Thursday, April 16th, 2009Brussels to sue UK over Phorm failures: “
ICO and Phorm respond
Updated The European Commission has revealed plans to sue the UK government over its failure to take any action against BT and Phorm for their secret broadband interception and profiling trials.…
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(Via The Register – Public Sector.)
Germany not a hard-line censor after all
Thursday, April 16th, 2009Germany not a hard-line censor after all: “
Wikileaks.de suffers chronic lack of teutonic efficiency
Rumours of state censorship in Germany may turn out to have been just a little exaggerated. However, plans for putting their child abuse blocklist on a legal footing may yet have far-reaching consequences for internet users in that country.…
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(Via The Register – Public Sector.)
