Users force Facebook to withdraw controversial ‘copyright’ plan: “Facebook has withdrawn controversial changes to its terms of service after receiving a storm of complaints from users of the social networking website.” (Via Tech and Web…
Wikileaks publishes secret donor list: “Whistleblower website Wikileaks faced a dilemma this week when a list of email addresses for the site’s donors was submitted as a leaked document.” (Via OUT-LAW News.)
IT – Italy police warn of Skype threat: “(BBC) Criminals in Italy are increasingly making phone calls over the internet in order to avoid getting caught through mobile phone intercepts, police say. Officers in Milan…
UK.gov to tap BT as data harvester: “ Small ISP customers to be monitored upstream The government will call on BT and other big communications firms to monitor small ISPs’ customers and keep private information…
Pirate Bay prosecutor tosses infringement charges overboard: “ Watered down to ‘assisting making available’ Updated Half of the charges made against the four men behind the notorious file-sharing website The Pirate Bay have been sensationally…
College IT departments told to deploy anti-terror dragnet: “ Union criticises UK.gov web snitch plan The government has told colleges to monitor web browsing for Islamic extremist sites and report students to police, drawing criticism…
Pirate Bay supporters ram Swedish IFPI website: “ ‘We’re winning, stop hacking plz’ Pirate Bay co-founder Peter Sunde has pleaded with fans to stop attacking official entertainment industry websites after the Swedish wing of the…
Judge approves AP’s online news copying suit: “ ‘Hot news doctrine’ survives internet The Associated Press can proceed with a copyright infringement lawsuit against an online news aggregation service after a federal judge ruled a…
Regulators demand clearer privacy policies: “Two-thirds of people surveyed by the UK privacy watchdog want marketing opt-outs to be clearer, while 62% want a clearer explanation of how personal information will actually be used. The…
UK ‘bad’ pics ban to stretch?: “ Is that a loophole? How disgusting The government could be planning to up the ante when it comes to material it doesn’t approve of – it may become…