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Porn arrest here sparks probes in 16 countries: “Porn arrest here sparks probes in 16 countries’

Louise Dickson, Times Colonist, Published: Saturday, October 11, 2008

The arrest of a Victoria man for possessing child pornography has sparked investigations in 16 countries.

Matthew Cohen, 21, traded more than 186,000 child pornography images with hundreds of people around the world, Victoria police Det. Bob Elder said yesterday.

Details of the case have been kept secret until now to allow other jurisdictions to pursue suspects.”

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EUobserver: Commission backs internet users over content providers

LEIGH PHILLIPS, 09.10.2008 @ 18:16 CET

EUOBSERVER / BRUSSELS - The European Parliament’s rejection of a proposed “three strikes” law - that would see internet users have their connection cut off if they have been found to repeatedly violate copyright - must be respected, the commission said at an EUobserver-organised conference on internet rights.
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Home Office finally approves UK cybercoppers: “

E-crime unit gets green light but overlap worries remain

The Home Office has finally approved the creation of a central police e-crime Unit(PCeU), a year after the idea was first proposed.…

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(Via The Register - Public Sector.)

US Senate polishes new teeth for cyber cops: “

Prosecution made easy

The US Senate has passed a bill to strengthen the hands of federal prosecutors who fight computer crime by removing some of the more common hurdles in prosecuting online miscreants.…>”

(Via The Register - Public Sector.)

BBC NEWS UK: Police admit child porn mistakes

Police admit they “could have done things better” after telling a landlady to destroy thousands of pages of child pornography she found in a flat.

Peers call for cybercrime shakeup (again): “Peers are calling for a reversal of rules that stop UK victims reporting cybercrimes directly to the police. The House of Lords science committee is also encouraging the government to introduce a data breach notification law.”

(Via OUT-LAW News.)

Bavaria sanctions police spyware: “

Trojan horse rides roughshod over opposition

Bavaria has become the first German state to approve laws that allow police to plant spyware on the PCs of terror suspects.…

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(Via The Register - Public Sector.)

ZA - New website to expose child pornography: “(BuaNews)
Members of the public can now anonymously report any images of sexual abuse discovered on the internet through a newly launched website in South Africa. The website, www.fpbprochild.org.za, which is available 24 hours, seven days a week was launched in Johannesburg by Deputy Minister of Home Affairs Malusi Gigaba. Mr Gigaba said the website service will afford members of the public an opportunity to report any incidences of child pornography online and remain anonymous. ‘Our internet content analysts will assess the contents of any reported website and will forward a detailed report to the law enforcement agencies in South Africa for further action. The Film and Publication Board fully supports the initiative Other stakeholders in the fight against child pornography included the South African Police Service, SABC and the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa.”

(Via QuickLinks Update.)

Google in deal with Brazil to fight child porn - Yahoo! News: “Wed Jul 2, 2:46 PM ET

BRASILIA (Reuters) - Internet search company Google signed an agreement with Brazilian public prosecutors on Wednesday to help combat child pornography on its social networking site Orkut, an accord that the company believes is the first of its kind internationally. “

Under the agreement, Google will use filters to remove and prevent illegal content on Orkut, which has about half its users in Brazil. The company will also facilitate evidence gathering under judicial order in suspected crimes against children and teen-agers on Orkut without the need for international legal accords.

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Italian authorities raid alleged music filesharing forum: “

Megaupload and Rapidshare link site targeted

Italy’s Guardia di Finanza has shut down forum site Downrevolution.net for offering links to pirated music, video and software hosted on popular filesharing sites.…

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(Via The Register - Public Sector.)