Canadian Human Rights Commission Launches Independent Review On Hate Messaging on the Internet (Ottawa, June 17, 2008) – The Canadian Human Rights Commission (CHRC) has launched a comprehensive policy review of how best to address…
Sweden approves wiretapping law: “Sweden’s parliament passes new laws on surveillance, labelled Europe’s most far-reaching eavesdropping plan.” (Via BBC News.)
Do you know how much of your porn is extreme?: “ If you’ve got the time, ask a policeman It seems likely that the government thought that passing a new law on extreme porn would…
Suicide websites and internet chatrooms could be closed down – Telegraph By Graham Tibbetts, Last Updated: 7:30AM BST 06/06/2008″ Websites that encourage people to commit suicide could be shut down under changes to the law,…
ISPs: Govt porn filters ‘could cripple internet’: News – Communications – ZDNet Australia: “ISPs: Govt porn filters ‘could cripple internet’ Marcus Browne, ZDNet.com.au, 16 June 2008 03:31 PM Broadband providers Internode and iiNet have hit…
Budget provides policing for internet safety | Senator Stephen Conroy | Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy The Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Senator Stephen Conroy, today announced a targeted…
Professors Siding With Jammie Thomas in RIAA Case: “A group of university professors is weighing in on the Jammie Thomas case, telling the trial judge he erred when instructing jurors that having an open share…
Sweden ushers in bugging for all: “ Sweden this evening voted in favour of its controversial snoop law, after the proposal was amended earlier today.… “ (Via The Register – Public Sector.)
Law: Wicked thoughts are not a crime – yet – The Telegraph: By Joshua Rozenberg, Legal Editor, Last Updated: 10:06PM BST 18/06/2008 The ‘lyrical terrorist’ case has highlighted the ambiguities of a law designed to…
This is an article from: TorrentFreak 3-Strikes Law to Disconnect French Pirates: A few weeks after the University of Washington showed that ‘copyright infringement warnings’ are based on reckless tactics, France announces to use these…