Aussie firewall nears death: “ What’s that Skippy? It smells funny? The Australian Senate Opposition leader Nick Minchin has joined the growing chorus of voices against Communications Minister Stephen Conroy’s plans for mandatory ISP-level filtering.……
Man remanded for extreme porn offences: “ Time to dust off those disk scrubbers? An arrest – and remand time – for being suspected of possessing extreme porn may act as wake-up call for those…
Police drop case against admin over animal rights comments: “ Probe of judge’s exposure on Indymedia UK continues Police have dropped their controversial six-month investigation of a Sheffield IT worker who had a minor role…
Judge bemoans small fine for former BNP officer’s data protection breach: “A man who published the personal information of 10,000 members of the British National Party (BNP) has been found guilty of breaking the Data…
Courts and Parliament ‘let us down’ on personal data trade, says privacy watchdog: “Information Commissioner Christopher Graham has said that the courts and Parliament are to blame for the ongoing trade in personal information uncovered…
Software lobby joins calls for filesharer disconnection: “Anti piracy software lobby group the Business Software Alliance (BSA) has said that it backs disconnecting users who repeatedly engage in software piracy. The group said that the…