Mandy not swayed by ents mogul on illegal file sharing: “ Says piracy chat with David Geffen never happened The government has dismissed reports that suggest business secretary Lord Mandelson plans to crackdown on illegal…
Changes confirmed for data protection and freedom of information appeals: “People appealing against rulings by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) will face a new tribunal structure from January next year. The Information Tribunal, which hears…
38% of large US companies have full-time email monitoring staff, claims research: “Nearly four in ten companies have staff whose main job is to monitor the outgoing email of colleagues, according to US data security…
Privacy law stops stories before they are published, says Justice Eady: “Newspapers are refraining from publishing privacy-invading stories because of the effectiveness of an emerging law of privacy with its roots in the European Convention…
Court of Appeal Convicts File-Sharer | FreakBits Helsinki Court of Appeal Convicts File-Sharer August 17, 2009, by enigmax 0 The Helsinki Court of Appeal has upheld the earlier decision of a regional court when it…
Open Rights Group chief in privacy scandal: “ Please don’t mention the leaks The Open Rights Group campaigns against privacy violations and highlights data security lapses – but not when they’ve been committed by its…
U.S. tests system to break foreign Web censorship | U.S. | Reuters Thu Aug 13, 2009 7:09pm EDT By Jim Finkle BOSTON (Reuters) – The U.S. government is covertly testing technology in China and Iran…
China scales back censorship plans: “ Green Dam to now be voluntary The Chinese government is scaling back plans for compulsory net filtering for all citizens.… “ (Via The Register – Public Sector.)
Young Brits are confused about legality of file-sharing: “Young people continue to download as much copyright-infringing music as ever and are still confused about their liability for copyright infringement, a study of their music habits…
Two convicted for refusal to decrypt data Up to five years in jail after landmark prosecutions Two people have been successfully prosecuted for refusing to provide authorities with their encryption keys, resulting in landmark convictions…