(Via TorrentFreak.) BitTorrent Tracker Admin Jailed for 18 Months: “ The fallout from the FBI raid on EliteTorrents in 2005 continues. Today, 26 year-old Daniel Dove has been sentenced to 18 months in prison and…
Home Office screws prison data bunglers: “ PA Consulting feels Jacqui’s wrath The Home Office has today terminated a £1.5m contract with PA Consulting after it lost the personal details of the entire UK prison…
Data on 5,000 prison staff lost: “A computer hard drive containing details of thousands of prison have been lost, the government has confirmed.” (Via BBC News.)
This is an article from: TorrentFreak Anti-Piracy Scam Emails Target BitTorrent Users: “ A new trend is surfacing, as spammers have sent out millions of emails targeting BitTorrent users. The emails that claim to come…
SE – TeliaSonera launches child porn blocking service for ISP: “(TeliaSonera international Carrier has launched a free service allowing operators and Internet Service Providers the ability to deny their users access to web sites containing…
This is an article from: TorrentFreak Furious Author Cancels Pirated Book: “ Writer Stephanie Meyer isn’t too happy with the Internet. The first 12 chapters of her eagerly awaited book, a counter-view novel to Twilight,…
File Sharing Lawsuits at Crossroads, After 5 Years of Litigation: “Five years ago, the Recording Industry Association of America began a massive litigation campaign against file sharers. More than 30,000 lawsuits later, many are questioning…
UK – Marks & Spencer demand 7-year-old boy’s permission to deal with mother’s complaint: “(Daily Telegraph) A mother who complained to shop staff that her seven-year-old son’s Superman playsuit was faulty was told data protection…
Police quiz BT on secret Phorm trials: “ RIPA? Never heard of it officer… City of London police questioned BT earlier this week as part of a probe into the covert wiretapping and profiling of…
French oppose sinister government database: Egan Orion , Friday 5 September 2008. 06:04:00 Ready to storm the Bastille again THE FRENCH populace, having returned from its annual summer vacation throughout the month of August, is…