China: Group’s Web Site Blocked
China: Group’s Web Site Blocked: “Amnesty International said Monday that its Web site had again been blocked in China and urged Beijing to reopen access to it.” (Via NYT > Freedom of Speech and Expression.)
January 2009
24 Season 7 Leaks Early to BitTorrent
Post from: TorrentFreak 24 Season 7 Leaks Early to BitTorrent Appearing a year later than planned, Fox’s new season of 24 will premiere on US TV tonight. Set three years after the previous season and…
CPS denies support for überdatabase
CPS denies support for überdatabase: “ Starmer pleads innocent The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has clarified comments by the UK’s top prosecutor, denying that he supports proposals for a centralised warehouse of private communications data.……
Organisations still unsure on data protection despite increased investment, survey finds
Organisations still unsure on data protection despite increased investment, survey finds: “Over half of financial services firms do not know where all their customer and employee personal data is stored, according to a survey by…
Watchdog wags finger at waffly privacy policies
Watchdog wags finger at waffly privacy policies: “ Companies must cut the gobbledegook Privacy policies are full of jargon and are designed to reduce organisations’ liability rather than to help people understand what their personal…
US prof undermines foundations of Aussie firewall
US prof undermines foundations of Aussie firewall: “ World govs better take note Just as Australian Communications Minister Stephen Conroy thought things couldn’t get any worse, his proposal for the great Aussie firewall is under…
EU privacy watchdog laments weakened privacy proposals
EU privacy watchdog laments weakened privacy proposals: “The European Union’s Council of Ministers has weakened proposals to overhaul EU privacy laws and left people with fewer protections for their personal information, the privacy watchdog for…
Google China and Baidu apologize for porn links
Google China and Baidu apologize for porn links: “ Shamed by government crackdown Three of China’s most popular search engines have apologized for being slow to remove links to pornographic material, following the government’s pledge…
Student Sentenced to 15 Years for YouTube Terror Video | Threat Level from Wired.com
Student Sentenced to 15 Years for YouTube Terror Video | Threat Level from Wired.com: “Student Sentenced to 15 Years for YouTube Terror Video By David Kravets EmailDecember 18, 2008 | 5:46:24 PMCategories: Crime Picture_15 An…
China – Cracking down on dissent
CN – Cracking down on dissent: “(Economist) Increasingly worried about a sickly economy sowing social unrest, the Chinese government is tightening state control over the media. Its main aim appears to be to smother dissemination…