IFPI Wins Danish File-Sharing Case
Post from: TorrentFreak IFPI Wins Danish File-Sharing Case: “ A man who was tracked sharing over 13,000 music tracks on Direct Connect back in 2005 has lost his appeal. The Vestre Landsret, one of Denmark’s…
24 October, 2008
Top prosecutor warns against growing state power
Top prosecutor warns against growing state power: “ Urges caution on new surveillance powers The country’s most senior prosecutor has intervened in the gathering storm over the forthcoming Communications Data Bill by urging ‘legislative restraint’…
German privacy watchdogs agree social networking ground rules
German privacy watchdogs agree social networking ground rules: “ Keep users informed about data use Social networking sites are not permitted to store information about people’s use of the sites beyond the duration of a…
Government tied in knots by bondage protest
Government tied in knots by bondage protest: “ Campaign group objects to government sexual witch-hunt ‘Forget the whips and chains: it’s actually a lot more serious than that’. This was the view of Consenting Adult…
Privacy watchdog calls Home Office plans threat to British way of life
Privacy watchdog calls Home Office plans threat to British way of life: “The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has said that a single database of phone and internet usage records would undermine the ‘British way of…
Access to Blogger.com banned in Turkey
As of today access to the popular blogging website Blogger.com has been blocked in Turkey with a blocking order of the Diyarbakir First Criminal Court of Peace (dated 20.10.2008 and order no. 2008/2761). The reason…