(Via TorrentFreak.) ‘Wanted’ P2P Pre-Releaser Gets 2 Year Jail Sentence All around the world, people who pre-release media onto the Internet face the prospect of harsh treatment if caught. The crew at EliteTorrents felt the…
Yahoo to Anonymize User Data After 90 DaysYahoo announced it would begin forgetting what users do on its site after 90 days pass in order to better protect their privacy. The move makes Yahoo the…
Home Office to review UK’s surveillance powers: “The UK is not a surveillance society as some have claimed, Home Secretary Jacqui Smith has said. Smith conceded, though, that surveillance powers needed to be reviewed to…
Yahoo Limits Retention of Search DataYahoo said it would limit to 90 days the time it holds personal information related to searches to address privacy concerns. (Via NYT > Technology.)
Wikileaks Posts Secret Bomb-Stopper Report — Did They Go Too Far?: “The secret-spilling site posts a classified report, showing how bomb-stopping jammers work. Has Wikileaks put troops in danger as a result? (Via Wired News.)
Online Jihadists Plan for ‘Invading Facebook’: “Online jihadists have already used YouTube, blogs and other social media to spread their propaganda. Now, a group of internet Islamic extremists is putting together a plan for ‘invading…
US – Study by Parents Television Council Finds YouTube Filtering Lacking: “(Filtering Facts) Parents Television Council has just released a study of YouTube’s filtering. extremely graphic content and harsh profanity are just a click away…
(Via TorrentFreak.) RIAA Stops Lawsuits, But Not the Threats Ironically, the decision by the RIAA to stop their mass lawsuits is followed by a proposal to target an even larger group of Internet users. The…
RIAA won’t sue, but will throttle: “ Abandons lawsuit campaign The Recording Industry Association of America has signaled a major strategy shift in its war against the downloading of copyrighted music, saying it would largely…
Music Industry Drops Effort to Sue Song Swappers: “The Recording Industry Association of America says it will try to stop alleged music pirates by working with Internet service providers to cut access to frequent abusers….