Jack Straw asks MPs to review law of privacy
Jack Straw asks MPs to review law of privacy: “Jack Straw has signalled a review of the law of privacy with the possibility of legislation to counter the growing privacy rights being created by the…
29 January, 2009
Justices Reject Pornography Law
Justices Reject Pornography Law: “The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to consider attempts to revive a 1998 law intended to protect children from Internet pornography.” (Via NYT > Child Pornography.)
A Win for Free Speech Online
A Win for Free Speech Online: “Society has a legitimate interest in keeping sexually explicit material away from minors. But as the courts have repeatedly emphasized, it cannot be done through a sweeping censorship regime.”…
Netspace’s Government (Australia) ISP Filtering Survey Results
Netspace’s Government ISP Filtering Survey Results: “Federal Government’s Mandatory Internet Filtering Proposal Netspace Customer Survey Results We asked our customers to participate in a survey to see what they thought about the Federal Government’s intentions….
The Spectator: Could you get arrested for owning a graphic novel?
Could you get arrested for owning a graphic novel? | Coffee House Wednesday, 28th January 2009 Could you get arrested for owning a graphic novel? William Blackstock 5:27pm Film adaptations of graphic novels such as…
Google Policy Blog: Introducing Measurement Lab
Introducing Measurement Lab: “Posted by Vint Cerf, Chief Internet Evangelist, and Stephen Stuart, Principal Engineer (Cross-posted from the Official Google Blog) When an Internet application doesn’t work as expected or your connection seems flaky, how…
Google Policy Blog: Raising data privacy awareness
Raising data privacy awareness: “Posted by Peter Fleischer, Global Privacy Counsel, and Jane Horvath, Global Privacy Counsel For the second year, the U.S. and Canada are joining 27 European countries to celebrate Data Privacy Day…
UK.gov backs ISPs on charging content providers, throttling P2P
UK.gov backs ISPs on charging content providers, throttling P2P: “ Carter kicks net neutrality corpse Digital Britain The government today rejected any prospect of US-style ‘net neutrality’ laws to prevent ISPs from charging online content…
Law will force ISPs to pass file-sharing data to record labels
Law will force ISPs to pass file-sharing data to record labels: “The Government will create legislation forcing internet service providers (ISPs) to gather information on customers engaged in illegal file-sharing, and forcing them to contact…
Digital Britain: A tax, a quango and ISP snooping
Digital Britain: A tax, a quango and ISP snooping: “ All in a day’s work for the modern bureaucrat Digital Britain Did anyone expect more from Stephen Carter CBE? The former Ofcom boss and No.10…