YouTube’s Porn Policy Might Land It in Legal Trouble: “How hard is it to find porn on YouTube? Hard enough that the Internet giant might be inadvertently opening itself up to increased legal scrutiny.” (Via…
FCC formally rules Comcast’s throttling of BitTorrent was illegal: “ Federal regulators voted 3-2 on Friday to declare that Comcast’s throttling of BitTorrent traffic last year was unlawful, marking the first time that any U.S….
China lifts more internet curbs: “China unblocks more websites in a bid to end a row over internet access for Olympic journalists, a week before the Games open.” (Via BBC News.)
Google accused on privacy views: “A US civil rights group accuses Google of double-standards on its stance over personal privacy.” (Via BBC News.)
China Eases Internet Restrictions for Journalists: “The Chinese authorities, bowing to criticism, lifted some of the restrictions, but other politically sensitive sites remained inaccessible. (Via NYT > Technology.)
It’s official: The Home Office is listening: “ And will officially ignore anything you say The last week has seen the appearance of two carefully-modulated Yes Minister-style statements, defending the government’s approach to data and…
Chinese to censor Olympic press net access: “ Sensitive sites blocked, despite previous assurances The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has admitted cutting a deal with the Chinese to allow the blocking of press access to…
Only ‘unlawful threats’ would invalidate McKinnon extradition: “ Ordinary threats not enough Analysis The Law Lords have published their reasons for rejecting the extradition appeal of accused Pentagon hacker Gary McKinnon.… “ (Via The Register…
Gary McKinnon, British computer hacker, loses appeal over US extradition: “Gary McKinnon stands accused of becoming the most accomplished computer hacker in history by crashing the United States army network, but claims only to have…
‘Hacktivism’ threatens world of nations: “ DDoS gets political Usenix Politically motivated computer attacks like the one last year that crippled network traffic in Estonia for weeks are likely to increase, and there’s not much…