World realizes Google home page is ‘illegal’: “ Beauty is advertising, advertising beauty Five years later, an army of privacy-minded watchdogs has suddenly realized the Google home page is illegal.… “ (Via The Register –…
World+dog ignores Sweden’s Draconian wiretap bill: “ ‘If your email crosses our border, we tap it’ Sweden is on the verge of passing a far-reaching wiretapping program that would greatly expand the government’s spying capabilities…
Canada Investigates Facebook’s Alleged Privacy Violations: “Canada’s federal privacy commissioner begins an investigation into Facebook after four students complain that it violates Canadian law by disclosing personal information to advertisers without proper consent. (Via Wired…
Iranian Activists Criticize New Restrictions on Web Sites By Thomas Erdbrink, Washington Post Foreign Service, Wednesday, May 21, 2008; A09 TEHRAN, May 20 — Iranian bloggers and activists on Tuesday condemned a move by a…
Senator targets YouTube, but law (section 230, CDA) not on his side | Tech news blog – CNET News.com Sen. Joe Lieberman wants YouTube and its rivals to delete any videos produced by al-Qaida, other…
Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: May 08, 2008 NEW REPORT CITES GROWING THREAT OF HOMEGROWN TERROR Internet Acts as Catalyst to Radicalization; Counter Messaging Strategy Needed WASHINGTON – Homeland Security and Governmental…
Senate Report on Homegrown Terrorism and the Internet Generates Criticism – May 28, 2008 Vol. 9, No. 11 – OMB Watch On May 8, staff for Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee (HSGAC) Chair Joe…
Letter – Terror and the Internet – Senator Lieberman Responds – Letter – NYTimes.com: “Terror and the Internet: Senator Lieberman Responds
Editorial – Joe Lieberman, Would-Be Censor – Editorial – NYTimes.com: “Joe Lieberman, Would-Be Censor The Internet is simply a means of communication, like the telephone, but that has not prevented attempts to demonize it —…
Facebook ‘violates privacy laws’: “Social networking site Facebook is accused of 22 counts of privacy breaches by a Canadian group.” A copy of the complaint is available here. (Via BBC News.)