Max Mosley delighted at ‘Nazi sex’ privacy victory: “Max Mosley, the Formula One boss, has declared himself delighted after winning record damages in a privacy action against the News of the World.” Read the judgment…
Facebook faker ordered to pay thousands in libel damages: “ Grudge judged The High Court has today ordered a man who concocted a Facebook account to attack a former school friend to pay £22,000 in…
Here we go again…. I think the whole Government initiative, the newly launched Consultation Paper on legislative options to address illicit P2P file-sharing and the development of the proposed code of conduct needs to be…
Regulating U.K. Web Erotica: “In the U.K., there has been much discussion over how adult entertainment should be regulated on the Internet. Parliament has been considering some controversial legislation that would make it a felony…
Net firms in music pirates deal: “Six of the UK’s biggest net providers are believed to have signed up to a government-backed plan to tackle illegal file-sharing.” (Via BBC News.)
Downloading illegally? Look out, they’re watching you: “It is easier for the authorities to find out if you – or your children – have been illegally downloading music than you think. When Virgin Media started…
UK comms intercepts up by half – and it isn’t the council: “ Wristslap for town halls’ street watchers, however The latest reports from government surveillance watchdogs reveals that interception of communications by UK officials…
Court Upholds Ruling on Internet Content Law: “A federal appeals court upheld a ruling that struck down as unconstitutional a 1998 law intended to protect children from sexual material and other objectionable content on the…
Net Censorship Law Struck Down Again: “A federal appeals court struck down yet again a law that would have required websites to verify all visitors’ ages if any of its content wasn’t suitable for minors….
‘Spying’ requests exceed 500,000: “More than 500,000 official ‘spying’ requests for private communications data were made last year, a report says.” (Via BBC News.)