CyberLaw Blog

Archive for November 29th, 2010

WikiLeaked US cables link China to Google hack: “

Clinton ordered surveillance of UN leadership

A Chinese contact told the American Embassy in Beijing that China’s Politburo ‘directed’ last December’s hack on Google’s internal systems, according to the confidential US diplomatic cables released by WikiLeaks and various news organizations on Sunday.…

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(Via The Register – Public Sector.)

Police to get greater web censorship powers: “

Nominet prepares to yank more domains

Police will effectively get more powers to censor websites under proposals being developed by Nominet, the company that controls the .uk domain registry.…

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(Via The Register – Public Sector.)

EU Parliament backs ACTA with few reservations: “

Still need more clarity though

The European Parliament has welcomed a controversial international intellectual property treaty as a ’step in the right direction’ but has reiterated calls for clarity on the impact of the law on existing EU rights.…

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(Via The Register – Public Sector.)

ISPs under pressure to control online porn: “

Minister thinks of the children

Campaigners will meet with the internet minister, Ed Vaizey, to lobby for ISPs to be forced to control access to pornography.…

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(Via The Register – Public Sector.)