Filtering out the fury: how government tried to gag web censor critics – BizTech Asher Moses, October 24, 2008 The Federal Government in Australia is attempting to silence critics of its controversial plan to censor…
Spy Fears: Twitter Terrorists, Cell Phone Jihadists | Danger Room from Wired.com By Noah Shachtman EmailOctober 24, 2008 | 10:32:00 AM Could Twitter become terrorists’ newest killer app? A draft Army intelligence report, making its…
Muslim cartoon case fails to reach Denmark’s top court: “Muslim cartoon case fails to reach Denmark’s top court AFP Published: Tuesday, October 21, 2008 COPENHAGEN – Denmark’s justice ministry rejected Tuesday a bid by seven…
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…
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: “ 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: “ 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: “The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has said that a single database of phone and internet usage records would undermine the ‘British way of…
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…
‘Notice-and-Take-Down’: “Dutch ‘Notice-and-Take-Down’ Code of Conduct issued Minister for Foreign Trade Heemskerk kicked off the ‘Notice-and-Take-Down’ Code of Conduct in The Hague. The Code sets out how internet companies are to handle reports about illegal…