Obama releases Dubya’s secret anti-terror memos: “ Warrantless wiretapping? Check The Obama administration has released nine secret legal opinions penned by Bush Administration lawyers, revealing the scope of executive power the White House sought in…
Chinese fight internet censors with “Grass Mud Horse” cuddly toy: “From unprintable curse word to cuddly children’s toy: that has been the voyage charted by an imaginary beast invented by Chinese internet users to poke…
EU – Barriers to E-commerce: “(RAPID) A new report on Barriers to E-commerce, presented by EU Consumer Commissioner Meglena Kuneva, shows that online shopping is increasingly popular in the EU, but warns that barriers to…
Landmark Spamming, Obscenity Appeals Case Heats Up: “Appellants representing the first convictions in the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for online obscenity not involving child pornography and the first convictions ever under the federal…
Last.fm and the Diabolical Power of Data Mining | Electronic Frontier Foundation Technical Analysis by Peter Eckersley Recently, there was a minor scandal when TechCrunch accused Last.fm of turning over information — the identities of…
Telecommunications Directorate blocks access to 1,631 sites 04 March 2009, Wednesday, ÖMER ÖRUÇ İZMIR Access to 1,631 Internet sites has been blocked by the Telecommunications Directorate since 2007. The Telecommunications Directorate (TİB) has blocked access…
Spooks told to get used to encrypted VoIP: “ UK start-up aims to conceal more conversations A British security firm has urged the government not to impose heavy-handed interception regulations on VoIP providers, ahead of…
Phorm unleashes legal attack on critics: “ Beware the wounded beast News articles based on a survey indicating public opposition to Phorm’s web snooping and advertising system have been withdrawn after the firm made legal…
Telenor shuns IFPI’s ‘block Pirate Bay’ demands: “ Like asking post office to open every letter, says Norwegian ISP Norwegian ISP Telenor has refused demands from representatives of the US music and film industry to…
Good luck! 🙂 UK – Government seeks international strategy on illegal downloading: “(Guardian) The culture secretary, Andy Burnham, is aiming to have the framework of an international strategy to combat illegal internet downloads agreed with…