New Zealand bolts net filtering regime into place
New Zealand bolts net filtering regime into place: “ Shows Oz – and us – how it’s done If you thought that net filtering and grandiose firewalls were the exclusive preserve of West Island (or…
February 2009
Commissioner pours scorn on internet freedom law
Commissioner pours scorn on internet freedom law: “ US Bill stuck in mud, European copycat trundles on New EU laws to protect freedom on the internet and force ISPs to stand up to authoritarian regimes…
Lords say surveillance society erodes foundations of UK
Lords say surveillance society erodes foundations of UK: “ Shift in character of life comes under fire The House of Lords Constitution Committee has warned that increasing use of surveillance by the government and private…
Thai group encourages use of VPNs to bypass state censorship | Betanews
Thai group encourages use of VPNs to bypass state censorship | Betanews by Tim Conneally, February 5, 2009, 2:52 PM Thailand map (square)In light of the Thai government’s strict censorship rules, anti-censorship group Freedom Against…
Websites for children must register their moderators, says new law
Websites for children must register their moderators, says new law: “Organisations with interactive websites likely to be used mainly by children must ensure that staff moderating the sites are not barred from working with children…
Sexual abuse of children: MEPs want to criminalise “grooming” on the Internet
Sexual abuse of children: MEPs want to criminalise “grooming” on the Internet (Plenary sessions) Justice and home affairs – 03-02-2009 – 13:26 ‘Grooming’ and paedophile chat rooms on the Internet should be criminalised, sex crimes…
EP Texts adopted : Combating the sexual exploitation of children and child pornography
Texts adopted – Tuesday, 3 February 2009 – Combating the sexual exploitation of children and child pornography – P6_TA-PROV(2009)0040 European Parliament recommendation of 3 February 2009 to the Council on combating the sexual exploitation of…
European Parliament wants criminalization of online ‘grooming’
European Parliament wants criminalization of online ‘grooming’: “ Hosting dodgy chatrooms too The European Parliament has asked the EU to make online ‘grooming’ a criminal offense.… “ (Via The Register – Public Sector.)
Parliament probes privacy law
Parliament probes privacy law: “ Could give it legislative ‘nudge’ Parliament will investigate privacy law in the UK and may give the law a ‘nudge’, Justice Minister Jack Straw has said. A select committee of…
Google on trial over Italian ‘defamation’ vid
Google on trial over Italian ‘defamation’ vid: “ Execs face jail time for Turin teenagers’ taunt The Privacy Trial of the Century is already waving jail time at three current Google execs and its former…