Secure-Tunnel Announces Release of ST Xpress, A Free Anonymous Web Proxy Secure-Tunnel.com announced the release of a free anonymous proxy service to combat internet censorship. The new service dubbed Secure-Tunnel Xpress requires no installation and…
EU Commission plots to end rip-off Britain online: “ One consumer law regime to rule them all The EU will impose a single system of consumer laws across the bloc in a bid to encourage…
BBC NEWS | Magazine | What is obscene these days?: “What is obscene these days? “ It’s 2008 and sex seems to be everywhere. So who holds the line between permissiveness and obscenity? What is…
Virgin Media burns customer banking details to CD, then loses it: “ If only they had some sort of network instead… Virgin Media is conducting an internal inquiry into why 3,000 customers’ bank details were…
Comment: France’s anti-piracy law is like holding a tissue up to the breeze: “From Times Online, June 18, 2008, by Jonathan Richards: Using heavy-handed tactics with ISPs is only latest in a line of tactics…
France to ban illegal downloaders from using the internet under three-strikes rule: “From The Times June 19, 2008” Anyone who persists in illicit downloading of music or films will be barred from broadband access under…
Snoop bill opponents post Swedish spy IDs on net: “ Even Google condemns eavesdropping bill The chief of Sweden’s defense intelligence agency admitted Thursday that about 20 of its staff members have had personal information…
Objectionable Atatürk Videos Keep YouTube Inaccessible: “Turkey is not one of hostile countries to the internet, but it has kept YouTube, the biggest video sharing site, inaccessible for two months because of insulting videos to…
Flirty texting could land Scots in jail for 10 years: “ Go too far and you’re nicked Scots face up to 10 years in jail for sending text messages or emails with sexual content. Scotland’s…
Deal Is Struck to Overhaul Wiretap Law: “The deal reached by leaders in Congress overhauls the rules on the government’s wiretapping powers and provides some immunity to the phone companies.” (Via NYT > Technology.)