The Guardian: Whitehall’s got Phorm
Whitehall’s got Phorm In light of criticism from the EU, will the UK government enact a new law on internet privacy or simply brazen it out once again? Nothing is going well for the Phorm…
17 April, 2009
U.K. Attacks Extreme Porn
U.K. Attacks Extreme Porn: “Recently, the U.K. has begun a clampdown on ‘extreme porn.’ Meanwhile, across the rest of Europe, various countries are limbering up to clamp down on adults viewing what they deem to…
Pirate Bay guilty verdict: Now what?
Pirate Bay guilty verdict: Now what?: “ Setting sail for the Supreme Court The four men behind BitTorrent tracker website The Pirate Bay were handed stiff sentences of one year each this morning and ordered…
BT blocks up to 40,000 child porn pages per day
BT blocks up to 40,000 child porn pages per day: “ Cleanfeed busy Between 35,000 and 40,000 attempts to access child pornography sites via BT Retail’s broadband network are blocked every day, it was revealed…
Bush-era NSA wiretap violations exposed
Bush-era NSA wiretap violations exposed: “ US hawks not amused The New York Times has broken the latest news in the National Security Agency’s warrantless wiretapping odyssey: that the NSA has been routinely scanning American…
UK Councils to loose some spy powers
Councils to loose some spy powers: “The end for super pooper-scooper snoopers?Home Secretary Jacqui Smith has opened a public consultation on how snooping laws should be used by local authorities…” (Via The Register – Public…
Unfair terms law can protect consumers for existing and future contracts, says Court of Appeal
Unfair terms law can protect consumers for existing and future contracts, says Court of Appeal: “Consumer protection body the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) is allowed to use laws on unfair contracts to take action…
UK: Internet data to be stored from today
Internet data to be stored from today: “Internet service providers will have to store details of web and email traffic and details of internet phone calls for 12 months from today as expanded European legislation…
EU – European Framework for Safer Mobile Use – implementation report
EU – European Framework for Safer Mobile Use – implementation report: “(GSM Association) Two years on from the introduction of the European Framework for Safer Mobile Use by Younger Teenagers and Children, Pricewaterhouse Coopers published…
BBC News: Pirate Bay founders sent to jail
Pirate Bay founders sent to jail: “Four men behind The Pirate Bay – one of the world’s biggest file-sharing site – are convicted of copyright infringement.” (Via BBC News.)