Europe ditches Skype probe
Europe ditches Skype probe: “ Calling for clarity Eurojust – the EU body for judicial cooperation – is not investigating ways to intercept Skype calls, contrary to reports earlier this week.… “ (Via The Register…
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Judge issues radioactive ‘pr0n downloader’ alert
Judge issues radioactive ‘pr0n downloader’ alert: “ ‘This is not a joke’ A judge has warned that a man who jumped bail while facing child pornography charges and fled to Ireland could pose a radiation…
Great Australian Firewall dead in the water?
Great Australian Firewall dead in the water?: “ Sex Party add insult to injury The final nail in the coffin of the great Australian Firewall was hammered home last week when independent Senator Nick Xenophon…
Brit nuke subs exposed on Google Earth
Brit nuke subs exposed on Google Earth: “ GCHQ. MI6 and SAS also laid bare The UK’s military top brass are said to be ‘furious’ that updated imagery on Google Earth has laid bare pretty…
Obama chopper plans leaked on file-sharing nets
Obama chopper plans leaked on file-sharing nets: “ Secret ‘Marine One’ copter blueprints seen at Tehran IP Confidential blueprints and specifications for the planned new US presidential helicopters have been accidentally leaked to the torrents…
New Zealand pulls back from guilt-by-accusation piracy law
New Zealand pulls back from guilt-by-accusation piracy law: “The New Zealand government has delayed by a month a controversial plan to allow internet users to be cut off just because they have been accused of…
OFT pursues first criminal action under Unfair Trading Regulations
OFT pursues first criminal action under Unfair Trading Regulations: “New criminal investigation powers granted to the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) by consumer protection laws have been used for the first time. The OFT has…