Virgin Media ads throttled by peak time bandwidth squeeze: “ BT snipe on target The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has rapped Virgin Media for making dodgy claims about its download speeds after a complaint by…
Court rules 90s UK.gov wiretaps violated human rights: “ Home Office: What’s it got to do with RIPA? Liberty called for an overhaul of RIPA yesterday after the European Court of Human Rights slapped the…
Court slaps UK BitTorrenters with landmark fines: “ Copyright ambulance chasers open up new market The Central London County Court has ordered four BitTorrent users to pay a video games company £750 interim damages following…
UK surveillance breaches human rights, rules ECHR: “The UK Government’s surveillance practices violate the privacy rights of UK and foreign citizens, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ruled. The judgment follows a nine-year…
Obama Voters Protest His Switch on Telecom Immunity: “Thousands of Barack Obama’s backers are using the online organizing tools his campaign created to protest his recent support for expanding government surveillance powers. (Via NYT >…
Bits: Lawsuit Seeks Government Cellphone Tracking Data: “Two civil liberties groups sued the U.S. Justice Department to force the agency to disclose how the government tracks individuals using their cellphone data (Via NYT > Technology.)
Virgin rapped on broadband speeds: “ASA upholds complaint about advertisements lodged by rival broadband provider BT.” (Via BBC News.)
Textbook Torrents Disables BitTorrent Listing: “There’s little doubt that the cost of an advanced education is an extraordinary affair. Students are notoriously cash strapped, with tuition, commuting, dorming and living expenses easily piling up. As…
Liberty wins a minor European Court of Human Rights judgment against the UK Government over international telephone interceptions: “ Liberty Human Rights and their Irish equivalents, the British Irish Rights Watch and the Irish Council…
Italian authorities raid alleged music filesharing forum: “ Megaupload and Rapidshare link site targeted Italy’s Guardia di Finanza has shut down forum site Downrevolution.net for offering links to pirated music, video and software hosted on…