NYT Bits: Google Puts Privacy Link on Main Page
Bits: Google Puts Privacy Link on Main Page: “The move brings Google into clear compliance with a California law that requires many Internet sites to have a link to their privacy policy on their home…
2008
Judge grants Viacom 12TB of YouTube user records
Judge grants Viacom 12TB of YouTube user records: “ Google’s privacy comeuppance In the ongoing $1bn legal spat between Google and Viacom, a federal judge has ordered the search giant to turn over all existing…
Virgin admits disconnection threat mistake
Virgin admits disconnection threat mistake: “Virgin Media has said that a threat sent out to 800 of its customers that they could be disconnected from the internet because of alleged copyright infringement was a mistake.”…
Google blurs faces to protect privacy in French StreetView
Google blurs faces to protect privacy in French StreetView: “Google has chosen to blur the faces of people caught on camera by the French edition of its StreetView service. (Via Macworld.)
Judge Orders Google to Turn Over YouTube Records
The decision is available through cyberlaw.org.uk as a PDF file. Judge Orders Google to Turn Over YouTube Records: “The order raised concerns that the online video viewing habits of tens of millions of people could…
Google’s controversial Street View hits the UK
Google’s controversial Street View hits the UK: “Google’s Street View photography cars have been spotted on the streets of London. The company started its first European data gathering for the service in April in Italy.”…
Games firm wins rulings against British BitTorrent users
Games firm wins rulings against British BitTorrent users: “A London court has come down in favour of a games publisher in four cases in which it claimed that the users had been illegally downloading and…
Analysis: Pending a Telecom Immunity Vote, Spy Ruling Lacks Muscle
Analysis: Pending a Telecom Immunity Vote, Spy Ruling Lacks Muscle: “A federal judge’s ruling late Wednesday appears to favor lawsuits challenging the Bush administration’s once-secret eavesdropping program. But a closer look reveals the 59-page decision…
Virgin Media sends warning letter to file sharers – Computeractive
Virgin Media sends warning letter to file sharers – Computeractive Disconnection threat an ‘administration error’, says internet provider Andrea-Marie Vassou, Computeract!ve 03 Jul 2008 Virgin Media has sent around 800 letters to customers warning them…
Google must divulge YouTube log
Google must divulge YouTube log: “Google must hand over the log holding details of every user who has watched any video on YouTube, a US court rules.” (Via BBC News.)