UK is not a surveillance society, MPs claim
UK is not a surveillance society, MPs claim: “ Well, not yet anyway The Home Affairs Committee has called on the government to follow a ‘minimum data, held for the minumum time’ approach to British…
June 2008
Behind China’s Great Firewall: Web Censorship in Other Countries
Behind China’s Great Firewall – Web Censorship in Other Countries – News and Analysis by PC Magazine: 06.06.08 Aside from China, there are many other countries that block access to certain sites, including some nations…
The Indypendent » War on Terrorism Moves to Internet
The Indypendent » War on Terrorism Moves to Internet: By Jessica Lee, From the June 6, 2008 issue | Posted in National Thwarted in an attempt to pass the Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention…
UK Parliament debate Internet Content Regulation
Basically they call for more controls, blocking, and censorship. House of Commons Hansard Debates for 04 Jun 2008 (pt 0023): “4 Jun 2008 : Column 893 Internet Regulation Motion made, and Question proposed, That this…
Virgin Media and BPI join forces to attack illegal filesharing
Virgin Media and BPI join forces to attack illegal filesharing: “ Let’s make threatening music together Virgin Media will launch a campaign against illegal downloading next week, when it’ll begin firing off warning letters to…
Watching while you surf
Watching while you surf: “(Economist) Is it a worrying invasion of privacy for web surfers, or a lucrative new business model for online advertising? A new ‘behavioural’ approach to targeting internet advertisements, being pioneered by…
Cavalcade of privacy watchdogs bark for data pimping probe
Cavalcade of privacy watchdogs bark for data pimping probe: “ Deep packet inspection goes to Washington Fifteen privacy watchdogs – yes, fifteen – have tossed a letter at Congress, urging the House Telecommunications Subcommittee to…
Max Hardcore Jury Returns Guilty Verdict
Max Hardcore Jury Returns Guilty Verdict: “Jurors in the Max Hardcore obscenity trial have returned a verdict of guilty on 10 federal counts of distributing obscene materials over the Internet and through the mail.” (Via…
EFF pushes court to block unmasking of anonymous MySpace user
EFF pushes court to block unmasking of anonymous MySpace user: “ Constitutional challenge mounted The Electronic Frontier Foundation is waging a constitutional challenge against an Illinois politician seeking to unmask an anonymous MySpace user accused…
German government approves plod-spyware law
German government approves plod-spyware law: “ Uncharted territory The German government yesterday passed a controversial anti-terror law that would grant police the power to monitor private residences, telephones and computers.… “ (Via The Register –…