The UK does not need a data breach notification law, says Government: “The Government has rejected calls for a law that would require significant data security breaches to be notified to the country’s privacy regulator….
Facebook wins record $873m fine against spammer: “Facebook has won a $873m judgment against a Canadian sued for spamming users of the social networking site with ‘sexually explicit’ messages after hacking into the profiles of…
Post from: TorrentFreak “ The Pirate Bay Celebrates 5th Anniversary: “ In the fall of 2003, a group of friends from Sweden decided to launch a BitTorrent tracker named ‘The Pirate Bay’. Today, roughly 5…
Post from: TorrentFreak “ ISP Must Continue to Block The Pirate Bay: “ In February 2008, a Danish court ordered the ISP Tele2 to block its customers from accessing The Pirate Bay. The controversial ruling…
Government finally names the day for porn ban: “ It’s the end of your smut as you knew it Sixty-one days and counting: if your stash contains any material that is or may fall foul…
No guidelines are issued yet by the Ministry of Justice… The Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 (Commencement No. 4 and Saving Provision) Order 2008 No. 2993 (C. 128) The date appointed for the coming…
Aussie government muffs plans for internet filtering: “ Greens borrow Sex Party clothes Plans for filtering of all internet content in Australia could well backfire on the Labour Government, with talk of ‘socialism’ banned, and…
Juror dismissed over Facebook poll: “A juror in a sex abuse case was kicked off the case after using Facebook to ask her mates whether the suspect was guilty or not.” (Via OUT-LAW News.)
Verdict in MySpace Suicide Case: “A Missouri woman who prosecutors say drove a 13-year-old girl to suicide by tormenting her with a fake MySpace persona was acquitted of the most serious charges. (Via NYT >…
Noticed on Melonfarmers.co.uk Greens won’t back federal plans for internet filters | News.com.au AAP, November 25, 2008 08:36am THE Australian Greens won’t be supporting plans to introduce compulsory internet filters. The Federal Government wants to…