EU – Child abuse image trade targeted: “(BBC) Profits made by peddlers of child sex abuse images are being targeted by a pan-European alliance. The European Financial Coalition brings together payment firms, law enforcement agencies…
Aussie internet-net will be drawn wider: “ Comms minister expands on site blacklist The Australian government is already planning to block legal internet content when its ‘great firewall‘ eventually goes live. That is the fear…
Pirate Bay prosecutors get jiggy with charge sheet – again: “ IFPI boss ‘vague’ on BitTorrent tech Prosecutors in the entertainment industry versus The Pirate Bay trial have made further amendments to the charge sheet…
Three months on, you still can’t get off the DNA database: “ Carry on sampling… Almost three months on from the unanimous ruling by the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) against the UK’s mass…
Last call for UK liberties: “ Convention rallies support against government madness On Saturday 28 February, several hundred activists and interested citizens got together to issue a rallying cry to all concerned by the government’s…
Prime Minister’s health records breached in database attack: “ Scottish rich and powerful victimized Personal medical records belonging to Scotland’s rich and powerful – including Prime Minister Gordon Brown and Holyrood’s First Minister Alex Salmond…
Pirate Bay rejects law-breaking claims: “ ‘Cocky attitude not sufficient to issue guilty verdict’ A defendant in The Pirate Bay trial has dismissed claims that the notorious file sharing site’s activities are illegal.… “ (Via…
EU nations oppose extension of data breach notification law: “The Council of Ministers of the 27 EU nations has rejected plans that would expand the scope of a European Union security breach law beyond telecoms…
Local authorities must change privacy practices for children, says report: “Local authorities across England should change their rules on collecting information about children, a new report into the protection of children’s privacy has said.” (Via…
Facebook users ‘at risk’ as hackers target site: “Facebook users are at risk from malicious hackers targeting the site, online security experts warned.” (Via Tech and Web from Times Online.)