European Commission overhauls online shopping laws: “The European Commission wants to create an over-arching consumer protection law which it claims will cut costs and red tape for internet retailers. The proposed Consumer Rights Directive would…
Data-Mining for Terrorists Not ‘Feasible,’ DHS-Funded Study Finds: “Searching for terrorists in masses of electronic data doesn’t work and will lead to unacceptable privacy invasions, a government-funded commission reported Tuesday. Instead, the government should carefully…
UK.gov £12bn comms überdatabase ‘wouldn’t spot terrorists’: “ Influential US report says data mining ineffective A heavyweight US investigation of counter-terror databases has concluded that the type of intelligence mining proposed by UK spy chiefs…
Porn, abuse, depravity – and how they plan to stop it: “ Part one: Strangling content Policing the Internet Contrary to popular belief, the government and police forces have hitherto not exerted a great deal…
EC wants pan-Euro online shopping laws: “ Now all we need is pan-Euro shopping police An EU directive that will harmonise consumer protection for online and bricks and mortar sales made another lurch along the…
Home Office defends retaining comms data: “ But hasn’t figured out how yet The Home Office has said that ministers have not yet decided how to retain data on all communications – but defended the…