Facebook promises to clarify privacy policy and allow more user control: “Facebook will make changes to its privacy policies and practices in a move it says will help users to understand why it collects personal…
Band Thanks File-Sharing For Greater Exposure and Success: “ We’re all familiar with the aggressive anti-piracy stances of artists like Prince and bands like Metallica. But file-sharing doesn’t have to be all about conflict, and…
Home Office coughs to larger data loss: “ Another 250,000 records lunched The Home Office has admitted to losing a quarter of a million more records than it originally thought.… “ (Via The Register –…
BBC NEWS | Technology | File-sharers’ TV tastes revealed Page last updated at 00:16 GMT, Friday, 28 August 2009 01:16 UK By Rory Cellan-Jones Technology correspondent, BBC News Millions of television viewers are now using…
Mininova Must Remove all Friggin Torrents: “While few are crying over The Pirate Bay, Mininova is a different case. Mininova has been fighting BREIN, the Dutch copyright authority, but unlike The Pirate Bay, this isn’t…
UK – Facebook threats woman detained: “(BBC) A teenager has been detained for three months in a young offenders’ institution for harassing a woman on social networking website Facebook. Keeley Houghton swore at and threatened…
Facebook to tighten privacy policies and give users more control over personal data: “Facebook, the world’s largest online social network, has bowed to pressure and agreed to tighten up its privacy policies further.“ (Via Tech…
Government unbans dirty vids but bans ‘legal highs’: “ Thatcher’s legacy – dirty DVDs for all Legislation introduced by Margaret Thatcher in 1984, which banned the sale of unclassified videos and computer games, is not…
Swiss privacy watchdog demands withdrawal of Swiss Street View: “The Swiss privacy watchdog has told Google to take down its Street View service because it violates Swiss privacy law. Google has said it is ‘surprised’…
Unmasked blogger Rosemary Port to sue Google for $15m$: “Google is to be sued for $15 million ($£9 million) by an anonymous blogger who was unmasked by the internet search company. (Via Tech and Web…