ICO acts on student privacy breach: “ Slapped wrist for Manchester Uni Manchester University has been censured by the Information Commissioner’s Office for publishing personal information about students.… “ (Via The Register – Public Sector.)
IWF: Child abuse domains down, reports up: “ Bigs up a year of achievement, glosses over iffiness The Internet Watch Foundation’s (IWF) Annual Report reveals an apparent fall of nearly 10 per cent in the…
Police want new remote hard drive search powers: “ New laws aim to tackle backlogs Cyber cops want new laws to allow remote searches of seized hard drives in the hope they will help reduce…
IFPI Publishes Translated Pirate Bay Verdict: “If you’re up for some light reading, the IFPI (International Federation of the Phonographic Industry) has published an exhaustive 77 page Swedish to English translation of The Pirate Bay…
(Via TorrentFreak.) Danish Pirate Bay Block Sets Sail for Supreme Court: “ A Danish appeals body has accepted a petition from Telenor to take a High Court decision ordering it to block The Pirate Bay,…
(Via TorrentFreak.) Taiwan Bans Torrent Sites, Brings in 3 Strikes for File-Sharers Yesterday Taiwan passed revisions to its copyright laws which hit file-sharing pretty hard. The amendment makes it a crime to use P2P technology…
Germany approves strengthened child abuse law: “ ‘Stop’ screen to harass seekers of verboten images The German Cabinet has approved a law to strengthen the existing ban on child sex abuse images.… “ (Via The…
Street View nod prompts call for privacy watchdog reform ICO under fire Updated Frustrated by years of alleged intransigence in dealing with complaints about privacy-infringing new technologies, activists have called for politicians to investigate and…
UK.gov to spend £2bn on ISP tracking: “ Uberdatabase ditched, but IMP is go The government plans to spend £2bn for ISPs to intercept details of their customers’ emails, VoIP calls, instant messaging and social…
ISPs eye role in Jacqui’s mass surveillance system: “ As long as you’re paying for it The trade body for ISPs has today cautiously welcomed news that the government does not plan to build a…