U.S. Surveillance Society Running Rampant: “The U.S. government has doled out about $300 million in grants to local governments that have used the money to create a nationwide surveillance society filled with electronic cameras. The…
Child Porn Laws Used Against Kids Who Photograph Themselves: “Civil-liberties advocates and child-protection groups warn that law enforcement authorities are misusing laws against child porn, by targeting the very people the laws are supposed to…
Post from: TorrentFreak Sweden Considers Police Action Against File-Sharers Swedish file-sharers have traditionally enjoyed a certain amount of freedom, but that could all change if the government gets its way. At the moment, the police…
Post from: TorrentFreak All Major Canadian ISPs Slow Down P2P Traffic Ignited by the Comcast fiasco in the US, the concept of net neutrality has certainly been brought into the mainstream. ISPs are rarely transparent…
Post from: TorrentFreak Italy to Follow French 3 Strikes Model for P2P In 2003, Silvio Berlusconi’s government passed some of the most aggressive copyright laws in Europe, but ultimately the authorities didn’t give them the…
Government file-sharing options rejected by industry: “None of the Government’s proposed solutions to illegal file-sharing received the backing of the two main industries involved, the internet service provider (ISP) and content industries. The Government will…
Govt uses Obscenity Law to stuff up cartoon sex loophole: “ We Need To Talk About Lisa New Parliament, new legislation – and time for the government’s favourite pastime of ‘closing loopholes’. This time it’s…
Supremes defend American net smut (yet again): “ COPA still dead The Child Online Protection Act is still dead.… “ (Via The Register – Public Sector.)