Firefox Pirates Take Over Amazon
Post from: TorrentFreak “ Firefox Pirates Take Over Amazon: “ Amazon, the world’s largest online retailer, is under attack by online pirates. An add-on for the Firefox browser called ‘Pirates of the Amazon’ makes it…
December 2008
Europe tightens rules on police data sharing
Europe tightens rules on police data sharing: “ Controlling cross-border info The European Council is adopting tougher rules on how the police and judiciary treat, and share, people’s private data.… “ (Via The Register –…
BitTorrent War on Users: ‘Utter Nonsense
BitTorrent War on Users: ‘Utter Nonsense: “‘BitTorrent declares war on VoIP, gamers’, the headline to The Register’s latest BitTorrent article reads. The article continues that a recent change in uTorrent’s design would cause massive bandwidth…
EU cybercrime strategy backs law enforcement Trojan
EU cybercrime strategy backs law enforcement Trojan: “ Remote searches? Nein danke Remote searches of suspects’ computers could become a mainstay of cybercrime investigations under a new EU strategy announced last week.… “ (Via The…
BBC News: EU to search out cyber criminals
BBC News: EU to search out cyber criminals 1 December, 2008 Remote searches of suspect computers will form part of an EU plan to tackle hi-tech crime. The five-year action plan will take steps to…
Singapore Fines The WSJ For Editorials It Considered Contempt Of Court
Another interesting article from TechDirt… (Via Techdirt.) Singapore Fines The WSJ For Editorials It Considered Contempt Of Court: “The Wall Street Journal is running a story about how it’s been fined by Singaporean courts for…
A YouTube for All of Us?
YouTube modifies its community guidelines and that means stricter standard for “mature content”, polite way of saying “porn”. Looks like YouTube is tidying its backyard. A YouTube for All of Us: “As a community, we…
Will Justin.tv Destroy Sports TV Rights Deals?
Interesting article from TechDirt about Justin.TV and the live pirate transmission of English Premier League games. (Via Techdirt.) Will Justin.tv Destroy Sports TV Rights Deals?: “Last month, Mike wrote about how the English Premier League…
Jonathan Heawood: As free as they decide we can be
Jonathan Heawood: The internet offers us an illusion of total freedom of speech. But simple changes to the law would protect us from censorship | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk Jonathan Heawood, guardian.co.uk, Tuesday November…