Uproar in Australia Over Plan to Block Web Sites: “A proposed Internet filter dubbed the ‘Great Aussie Firewall’ is promising to make Australia one of the strictest Internet regulators among democratic countries. Consumers, civil-rights activists,…
Battle lines drawn over Bill to ban ‘extreme’ porn – UK Politics, UK – The Independent: “Battle lines drawn over Bill to ban ‘extreme’ porn State seeks ‘unique powers to police bedrooms’, claim critics, including…
Great Moments in P2P History 2008: “So what can be said about the year 2008 in file-sharing? Its been a long year for the P2P community. While there was no earth shattering events on…
Government pipedreams on internet ratings doomed to fail: “ Secrecy, police censorship and no appeal are the norm Proposals by UK Culture Secretary, Andy Burnham, to introduce cinema-style ratings for websites across the globe might…
Private firm may track all email and calls The private sector will be asked to manage and run a communications database that will keep track of everyone’s calls, emails, texts and internet use under a…