Legal Crackdown Jams Michael Moore’s ‘Slacker Uprising’: “Takedown letters go out after the documentary, distributed online as a free gift to the filmmaker’s fans, shows up on torrent sites. (Via Wired News.)
Over 1,000 Web sites banned in Turkey since November 2007: “The head of Turkeys Telecommunications Board has stated that 1,112 Web sites have been banned in the country since November 2007 following complaints by individuals…
An Egyptian blogger is out of jail provided that he stop blogging: “ After being in jail for more than 2 months, the Egyptian blogger Mohamed Refaat was set free. Mohamed told Add-Dostour daily newspaper…
BT’s Phorm small print: It’s all your fault: “ ‘Daddy needs to tell you about an exciting new service called WebWise’ BT subscribers who are invited to take part in its new trial of Phorm’s…
More on Skype surveillance in China… Skype spies give pause for thought in China: “Most Chinese who use Skype – or at least its Chinese version TOM-Skype – were thrilled to find a way to…
Girls Aloud murder fantasy prompts arrest and charge: “A man has been arrested and charged over a blog post detailing the imaginary kidnap, torture and murder of the members of Girls Aloud. He has been…
Ofcom fines Barclaycard over silent calls: “Ofcom has fined Britain’s biggest credit card company Barclaycard £50,000 over silent phone calls made on behalf of the company. The telecoms regulator called Barclaycard’s behaviour ‘the most serious’…