Sweden judges back Pirate Hunter Act
Sweden judges back Pirate Hunter Act: “ But government sailing against the tide Resistance to a new anti-file sharing law dubbed by some as the Pirate Hunter Act is mounting in Sweden. More than 22,000…
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ITU launches Child Online Protection initiative
ITU launches Child Online Protection initiative: “(IDG News Service) The International Telecommunication Union (ITU), in collaboration with several U.N. agencies, has launched an initiative to safeguard children, the Internet’s most vulnerable users. Called Child Online…
Record Labels to Sue Vuze, Limewire and SourceForge
Post from: TorrentFreak “ Record Labels to Sue Vuze, Limewire and SourceForge: “ French record labels have received the green light to sue four US-based companies that develop P2P applications, including the BitTorrent client Vuze,…
Facebook Pulls Italian Neo-Nazi Pages After Outcry
Facebook Pulls Italian Neo-Nazi Pages After Outcry: “Facebook removed several pages from its site used by Italian neo-Nazis to incite violence after European politicians accused the Internet social networking site of allowing a platform to…
Judge: No cryptographic hash analysis sans warrant
Judge: No cryptographic hash analysis sans warrant: “ It’s a search In a case that could have important implications for law enforcement investigations throughout the US, a federal judge has ruled that the cryptographic fingerprinting…
Big Brother Worries: German Parliament Passes Anti-Terror Law
Big Brother Worries: German Parliament Passes Anti-Terror Law: “Germany’s lower house of parliament has approved a hotly debated law vastly expanding the surveillance capabilities of the federal police. Opponents lambaste the measure as an effort…
Data retention laws: what they mean for ISPs
Data retention laws: what they mean for ISPs: “Under an anti-terrorism law passed after September 11 2001, details of every website visited, email sent and phone call made in the UK can be made available…
Burma activists sentenced to 65 years each in draconian crackdown
Burma activists sentenced to 65 years each in draconian crackdown: “An internet blogger and a writer who disguised an attack on Burma’s dictator in the form of a love poem were among dozens of activists…
UK Government consults on consumer protection law overhaul
UK Government consults on consumer protection law overhaul: “The Government has asked businesses whether they back a set of consumer protection laws proposed by the European Commission. If the proposals become law then retailers across…
ISP boss pledges to undermine Great Aussie Firewall
ISP boss pledges to undermine Great Aussie Firewall: “ Stupid plan is stupid The Australian technology industry is starting to fight back against the government plan to force all ISPs to filter everyone’s internet access.……