Virgin admits disconnection threat mistake: “Virgin Media has said that a threat sent out to 800 of its customers that they could be disconnected from the internet because of alleged copyright infringement was a mistake.”…
Google blurs faces to protect privacy in French StreetView: “Google has chosen to blur the faces of people caught on camera by the French edition of its StreetView service. (Via Macworld.)
The decision is available through cyberlaw.org.uk as a PDF file. Judge Orders Google to Turn Over YouTube Records: “The order raised concerns that the online video viewing habits of tens of millions of people could…
Google’s controversial Street View hits the UK: “Google’s Street View photography cars have been spotted on the streets of London. The company started its first European data gathering for the service in April in Italy.”…
Games firm wins rulings against British BitTorrent users: “A London court has come down in favour of a games publisher in four cases in which it claimed that the users had been illegally downloading and…
Analysis: Pending a Telecom Immunity Vote, Spy Ruling Lacks Muscle: “A federal judge’s ruling late Wednesday appears to favor lawsuits challenging the Bush administration’s once-secret eavesdropping program. But a closer look reveals the 59-page decision…
Virgin Media sends warning letter to file sharers – Computeractive Disconnection threat an ‘administration error’, says internet provider Andrea-Marie Vassou, Computeract!ve 03 Jul 2008 Virgin Media has sent around 800 letters to customers warning them…
Google must divulge YouTube log: “Google must hand over the log holding details of every user who has watched any video on YouTube, a US court rules.” (Via BBC News.)
Virgin Educates File-Sharers with Mistaken Envelops: “There seems to already be a bit of a hiccup in Virgin Media’s campaign to educate file-sharers. Last month, Virgin Media and the BPI joined forced in an effort…
America wakes up to the surveillance society: “ Who watches the watchmen’s mobile phone? Civil liberties groups in the US are demanding that the Department of Justice cough details of its use of mobile phone…