UK: ‘No decision’ on giant database
‘No decision’ on giant database: “No decision has been taken on whether to gather details of all phone calls, e-mails and internet use, a security minister says.” (Via BBC News.)
2008
ISPs Nationwide Unite in Attack against Exploitation
ISPs Nationwide Unite in Attack against Exploitation: “ISP-based newsgroups have taken a beating in the last month, as New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo’s initiative against child pornography has forced many of the more popular…
US Congress accuses American Phorm of ‘beating consumers’
Congress accuses American Phorm of ‘beating consumers’: “ NebuAd and J. Edgar Google When US Congressman Ed Markey asked NebuAd CEO Bob Dykes whether his Phorm-like ad targeting system should require an opt-in, Dykes refused…
UK File-Sharers and the “Wireless Defense”
This is an article from: TorrentFreak UK File-Sharers and the “Wireless Defense”: “ As the legal issues surrounding file-sharing heat up in the UK, more and more recipients of compensation demands are considering their defense….
UK – Survey says 11% of kids have online sex chats
UK – Survey says 11% of kids have online sex chats: “(PC Advisor) 11 percent of children have had a sexually explicit conversation online, according to a survey by The Carphone Warehouse. The Mobile Life…
Swedes call on Human Rights Court to review snoop law
Swedes call on Human Rights Court to review snoop law: “ Angry boffins attempt to bork legislation A Swedish organisation headed by lawyers and university professors has lodged a complaint this week with the European…
EU tells UK to deal with Phorm – or else
EU tells UK to deal with Phorm – or else: “ The pre-warning letter The European Commission has sent a message to the British government, and it reads something like this: ‘If you don’t deal…
Phorm protestors picket BT AGM
Phorm protestors picket BT AGM: “ Walking the streets to protest against data pimping Attendees at BT’s Annual General Meeting today will have to run the gauntlet of an anti-Phorm protest outside the event at…
Call for reform as UK data protection rules turn 10
Call for reform as UK data protection rules turn 10: “ Time for info law to grow some…teeth The UK’s Data Protection Act turned ten years old on Wednesday amid calls to either update the…
Privacy watchdogs try to ease data sharing compliance for multinationals
Privacy watchdogs try to ease data sharing compliance for multinationals: “A committee of data protection regulators has developed a toolkit to help global companies comply with EU laws that control overseas transfers of personal data…