Japan: Bill takes aim at child porn holders
Bill takes aim at child porn holders, The Japan Times Online: “Saturday, May 17, 2008 Kyodo News, Bill takes aim at child porn holders The ruling coalition has compiled a bill to stiffen the law…
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Karen Fletcher Pleads Guilty in ‘Red Rose’ Obscenity Case
AVN Analysis: Karen Fletcher Pleads Guilty in ‘Red Rose’ Obscenity Case: “Analysis: Karen Fletcher Pleads Guilty in ‘Red Rose’ Obscenity Case Government scores victory against woman who can’t leave her house By: Mark Kernes, Posted:…
Backlash receives further information about the Extreme Pornography Provisions
Letter from the Ministry of Justice 15 May 2008 Ms Deborah Hyde Our ref: 198671 Dear Ms Hyde, Thank you for your emails of 23 April, 7 May and 8 May to Lord Hunt about…
Government orders data retention by ISPs
More on the new Communications Data Bill provisions, this time it is the Mighty Register! Government orders data retention by ISPs: “ Keep it for 12 months for the plods Phone and internet companies will…
Report: US Government’s Cyber-Security Plan Is Riddled With New Spying Programs
Report: Government’s Cyber-Security Plan Is Riddled With New Spying Programs: “Major parts of the government’s proposed $17 billion computer-security plan are actually spying programs, according to a Senate committee’s budget report. The committee also faulted…
New York Lawmakers Target Online Violence
New York Lawmakers Target Online Violence: “New York lawmakers are now targeting what they erroneously refer to as online ‘violence porn’ — which is material that graphically depicts criminal assaults, such as the popular high-school…
US Judge Says First-Ever RIAA Piracy Trial May Need a Do-Over
Judge Says First-Ever RIAA Piracy Trial May Need a Do-Over: “The judge who presided over the nation’s first file sharing trial says he is considering granting a retrial. The judge said that Jammie Thomas, who…
Government orders data retention by ISPs
News coverage for the Communications Data Bill provisions… Government orders data retention by ISPs: “Phone and internet companies will soon be forced to keep logs of internet usage to be made available to the police…
Experts Say MySpace Suicide Indictment Sets ‘Scary’ Legal Precedent
Experts Say MySpace Suicide Indictment Sets ‘Scary’ Legal Precedent: “In their eagerness to prosecutor a 49-year-old woman involved in the Megan Meier suicide tragedy, federal officials are making novel use of an anti-hacking law, potentially…
EU raises privacy issue for Google Street View
EU raises privacy issue for Google Street View: “The EU’s data protection supervisor has urged Google to respect privacy rules as it prepares to unveil Street View in Europe. (Via Macworld.)