EU – EDPS Opinion on safer Internet for children: “(RAPID) The European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) has adopted an Opinion on the proposed multiannual Community programme on protecting children using the Internet and other communication…
Reuters: Iran bans daily critical of Ahmadinejad Sun Jun 22, 2008 8:43am EDT TEHRAN (Reuters) – An Iranian newspaper has been banned after carrying articles critical of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s economic policies, the state Press…
Nazi paedophile: “‘Racial war’ terrorist who viewed child abuse images” Neo-Nazi Martyn Gilleard has been found guilty of making bombs for a far-right terrorist campaign, after having previously admitted downloading thousands of images of child…
UK – Youths ‘buy violent games online’: “(BBC) Children are able to illegally buy violent video games through online auction websites, the UK’s Trading Standards Institute has said. Almost 90% of retailers tested by the…
What’s Obscene? Google Could Have an Answer: “In a Florida trial, Google data will be used to argue that explicit material doesn’t violate community values.” (Via NYT > Technology.)
Virgin Media rubbishes P2P throttling rumours: “ Secret testing denied Virgin Media has today strongly denied a charge it is running secret tests with a view to introducing new bandwidth throttling hardware to target peer…
UK’s Idea of Extreme Porn Still Undefined: “On June 14, U.K.-based Consenting Adult Action Network (C.A.A.N.) went to West Midlands police headquarters to seek advice about the recent implementation of the Obscene Publications Act which…
So, what can you photograph?: “ Anything – bar a few exceptions It may surprise readers to learn that with a few very specific exceptions, there is no law in the UK against taking photographs….
Pirate Bay bitchslaps Swedish law with SSL: “ Sticking it to evesdroppers in the ear The Pirate Bay plans to offer encryption services to people who use the BitTorrent tracker site in a direct attempt…
California pols ask ISPs to block child porn | Tech news blog – CNET News.com: “California pols ask ISPs to block child porn Posted by Marguerite Reardon, Update: This story was updated at 2:55 p.m….