German Government Wants to Start ISP-Based Censoring 16 January, 2009 Germany will start to hand out blacklists to internet providers, several German news sources, like Spiegel, report (Google translation available here). This move is proclaimed…
FOXNews.com – 6 Pennsylvania Teens Charged With Cell Phone ‘Sexting’ Tuesday, January 13, 2009 GREENSBURG, Pa. — Three teenage girls who allegedly sent nude or semi-nude cell phone pictures of themselves, and three male classmates…
Post from: TorrentFreak Online Pirates vs MPAA – The 2009 Oscars Last year we took a look at the excellent research carried out by Waxy’s Andy Baio, as he provided detailed piracy stats for every…
Home Office promises better personal data guards: “ ICO orders tightening of loose lips The Home Office has promised privacy regulator the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) that it will handle citizens’ personal data securely in…
Obama insists on FOI: “ iPrez tells gov agencies to spill New US president Barack Obama has ordered government agencies to release more information under that country’s Freedom of Information Act, reversing the previous administration’s…
Belgium wants in on European web blocklist: “ When in Bruges, do as the [censored] do In a brave attempt to generate some international interest in its internal affairs, Belgium declared last week that it…
Police seize Indymedia server (again): “ Linked to animal rights extremism case? Kent Police yesterday seized a server owned by Manchester-based hosting firm UK Grid and rented by the independent news collective Indymedia UK.… “…
Facebook-based privacy campaign to spam Wacky Jacqui: “ 10 for effort, 0 for irony appreciation More than 3,000 people have agreed to protest against the privacy threat from the government’s forthcoming consultation on communications data……
Post from: TorrentFreak OiNK Uploaders Sentenced to Community Service In October 2007, Operation Ark Royal achieved its aims. OiNK, one of the largest and most prestigious BitTorrent trackers, was shut down in a joint effort…
Extreme porn law goes live next week – are you ready?: “ Is it or isn’t it? A survival guide to your hard disk Unless you happen to have been living on Mars for the…