3 July, 2008
Google in deal with Brazil to fight child porn – Yahoo! News
Google in deal with Brazil to fight child porn – Yahoo! News: “Wed Jul 2, 2:46 PM ET BRASILIA (Reuters) – Internet search company Google signed an agreement with Brazilian public prosecutors on Wednesday to…
Judge Orders YouTube to Give All User Histories to Viacom
Judge Orders YouTube to Give All User Histories to Viacom: “Google must turn over records of everyone who has watched YouTube videos to Viacom, which is suing the internet giant for copyright infringement. A rights…
Virgin Media: ‘Absolutely No Possibility’ of Disconnecting File-Sharers
This is an article from: TorrentFreak Virgin Media: ‘Absolutely No Possibility’ of Disconnecting File-Sharers: Virgin Media, plagued by a recent flurry of bad publicity thanks to its policy of working with the music industry to…
Virgin warns 800 punters for file-sharing
Virgin warns 800 punters for file-sharing: “ ‘Important. If you don’t read this, your broadband could be disconnected.’ The BPI has written to 800 Virgin Media customers warning them to stop sharing music files or…
Warning letters to ‘file-sharers’
Warning letters to ‘file-sharers’: “The music industry says thousands of UK broadband users who share tracks illegally will be warned about it in letters.” (Via BBC News.)
Bits: Our Paradoxical Attitudes Toward Privacy
Bits: Our Paradoxical Attitudes Toward Privacy: “A forthcoming study from Carnegie Mellon shows that people are more inclined to divulge private information online in some contexts than others. (Via NYT > Technology.)