(Via Techdirt.) Andrew Cuomo’s Blueprint For How Gov’t Can Get ISPs To Censor Content: “It looks like NY Attorney General Andrew Cuomo has put forth a nice blueprint for how politicians can ‘censor’ online content…
BT slams bandwidth brakes on all subscribers: You’re all hogs in their eyes BT is throttling all of its broadband customers’ bandwidth at peak times, not just heavy users, according to independent monitoring data.… (Via…
Internet chat more likely slander than libel, says High Court: “Defamation on internet bulletin boards is more like slander than libel, a High Court judge has ruled. Mr Justice Eady said that bulletin board discussions…
UK retailers ‘unprepared’ for TK Maxx-style hack: “UK retailers are woefully unprepared for the kind of attack that was perpetrated on the US-based owner of the discount clothing chain TK Maxx, security experts said today.”…
Chaos aims to crack China’s firewall: “Environment, science & technology: Danny Bradbury on how a group of hackers is working to bypass the Great Firewall of China” (Via Latest news, sport, business, comment and reviews…
Social network sites ‘flout their own ban on underage users’: “Hundreds of thousands of children aged between 8 and 12 are using Facebook, Bebo and other social networking sites in clear breach of their age-restriction…
Dmitri Vitaliev: Bypassing China’s internet censors: “Dmitri Vitaliev: China has temporarily relaxed internet censorship, but democracy activists already know how to bypass the web police” (Via guardian.co.uk Comment is free.)
Sri Lanka Blocks Internet Porn: “Sri Lanka’s president has issued an order to its Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (TRC) to immediately begin blocking access to adult entertainment websites.” (Via XBIZ.com | News & Articles.)
Government gives new guidance on unfair commercial practices: “Online traders that fail to make clear the price of their products including any taxes and delivery charges could face criminal proceedings. New Government guidance has set…
UK questioned on online ad system: “The UK government has been given a month to respond to EU concerns over Phorm.” (Via BBC News.)