EU – Statement by Vice-President Jacques Barrot on the occasion of Data Protection Day: “(RAPID) Data protection laws are in place throughout the European Union to ensure that personal data is handled under very clear…
Blogger can’t sue over comment, rules High Court: “ Didn’t like it, shoulda deleted it A man who was criticised in the comments section of his own blog cannot sue for defamation because he did…
Extreme pron vigilantes are after you: “ Or are they? Just when you thought it was safe to dip your toe back in the waters of internet smut, along comes a bunch of vigilantes who…
Post from: TorrentFreak ‘Lost’ Most Pirated TV-Show on BitTorrent Every week we take a look at the most downloaded TV-Shows on BitTorrent. Lost is traditionally one of the most downloaded TV shows. Last year, it…
Post from: TorrentFreak Google Joins Fight Against BitTorrent Throttling ISPs: “ ISPs have been throttling BitTorrent traffic for years, but only recently has this become a hot topic. In collaboration with New America Foundation’s Open…
Metamorphosis – Lists of allegedly illegal websites always leak 27.01.2009. While some European countries block the illegal content (mostly child pornography websites), other are considering implementing a similar measure through a hidden list. However the…
Blogger who didn’t delete comment cannot sue over it, says High Court: “A man who was criticised in the comments section of his own blog cannot sue for defamation because he did not delete the…
ISPs slam CEOP bid to rewrite RIPA: “ ‘Money well spent’ ISPs have hit back after the boss of the UK’s online child exploitation police branded the costs of accessing data on their subscribers ‘ridiculous’.……
NSA whistleblower: Warrantless wiretaps targeted journos: “ Door to room 641A cracked open Russell Tice has dropped another bombshell. More than two years after he leaked the existence of the NSA’s warrantless wiretapping program to…
Deviants, perverts, ‘weirdos’ – who’s going down?: Opposition rises to extreme porn law Comment The die is cast. From today, it is illegal to possess ‘extreme porn’ – though exactly what that means, despite two…