EU – Commission proposess to revise legislation on child pornography: “(Europa) The European Commission has adopted two proposals for new rules to step up the fight against trafficking in human beings and child sexual abuse,…
Britons Find Disconnecting Pirates Unpopular Option: “A study conducted by ISPreview.co.uk found that disconnecting alleged P2P pirates was a highly unpopular option in battling the transfer of unauthorized material. The UK and France are at…
Lawyer-client privilege no bar to surveillance, say Lords: “ Yes sir, I can bug you The state is allowed to bug communication between lawyers and their clients, the House of Lords has said. The UK’s…
Kiwis scrap ‘three strikes’ P2P policy: “ Frenchie copyright law gets rewrite New Zealand has temporarily abandoned its plans to enact a French-style ‘three-strikes’ internet policy that forces ISPs to disconnect customers repeatedly accused of…
German Cops Raid Home of Wikileaks and Tor Volunteer – Update | Threat Level from Wired.com By Ryan Singel EmailMarch 25, 2009 | 2:04:12 PM Eleven German police officers raided the homes of Wikileaks amicus…
ACLU Sues Prosecutor Over ‘Sexting’ Child Porn Charges | Threat Level from Wired.com By Kim Zetter EmailMarch 25, 2009 | 2:12:01 PMCategories: Crime The American Civil Liberties Union is helping three teenage girls fight back…
Extent of council spying revealed: “Controversial surveillance powers have been used 10,000 times by councils spying on suspected minor offenders, figures show.” (Via BBC News.)
Social network sites ‘monitored’: “Social networking sites like Facebook could be monitored by the government under anti-terror plans.” (Via BBC News.)
Film of Tibet violence may have prompted China to block YouTube: “Video images of Chinese police beating Tibetans as they lie trussed-up on the ground may have prompted the country’s censors to block access to…
China brands Tibet beating video fake: “ Edited together from different sources The Chinese government has branded a YouTube video, purportedly showing Chinese police viciously beating Tibetan protesters, as a fake.… “ (Via The Register…