Sweden ushers in bugging for all
Sweden ushers in bugging for all: “ Sweden this evening voted in favour of its controversial snoop law, after the proposal was amended earlier today.… “ (Via The Register – Public Sector.)
2008
Law: Wicked thoughts are not a crime – yet
Law: Wicked thoughts are not a crime – yet – The Telegraph: By Joshua Rozenberg, Legal Editor, Last Updated: 10:06PM BST 18/06/2008 The ‘lyrical terrorist’ case has highlighted the ambiguities of a law designed to…
3-Strikes Law to Disconnect French Pirates
This is an article from: TorrentFreak 3-Strikes Law to Disconnect French Pirates: A few weeks after the University of Washington showed that ‘copyright infringement warnings’ are based on reckless tactics, France announces to use these…
R v Malik [2008] All ER (D) 201 (Jun)
The summary of the decision of the Court of Appeal in R v. Samina Malik (aka the Lyrical terrorist) is provided below. The Court of Appeal has her conviction overturned. R v Malik [2008] All…
CPS response to Samina Malik appeal
CPS Press Release : CPS response to Samina Malik appeal: “CPS response to Samina Malik appeal 17 June 2008 The Crown Prosecution Service has decided not to seek a retrial in the case of Samina…
Swedish parliament rejects snoop everyone law
Swedish parliament rejects snoop everyone law: “ Surveillance bill back to the drawing board A controversial law in Sweden which would have allowed Sweden’s National Defence Radio Establishment (FRA) to monitor all outgoing and incoming…
Six laptops stolen from hospital
Yet another data security breach… Six laptops stolen from hospital: “Computers containing information about 20,000 patients are stolen from a secure room in a south London hospital.” (Via BBC News.)
Phorm failed to mention ‘illegal’ trials at Home Office meeting in 2007
Phorm failed to mention ‘illegal’ trials at Home Office meeting in 2007: “ Just fancy that! Exclusive The Home Office held a private meeting with Phorm in August last year, but BT’s interception and profiling…
Is it safe to download al Qaeda manuals yet?
The Register Article: Is it safe to download al Qaeda manuals yet? Despite Court of Appeal ruling, not entirely… Is the ‘al-Qaeda manual’ still an easy get into jail card? The UK Court of Appeal…
Gov claims ‘password protection’ OK for sensitive docs
Gov claims ‘password protection’ OK for sensitive docs: “ Blears docs should never have been on stolen PC The government sent the security industry into gales of laughter today when it insisted that sensitive documents…