Hidden High Court Injuctions: “ The Twitter vs Trafigura case continues though it really is the Guardian newspaper and Wikileaks who have been driving this amazing story that illustrates the total lack of freedom of…
COURT OF APPEAL JUDGMENT ON POLICE DATABASE: “ On 19 October 2009, the Court of Appeal, in Chief Constable of Humberside Police v Information Commissioner (2009) EWCA Civ 1079, allowed police appeals against a decision…
Commission considers wider-ranging data breach notification law: “The European Commission will consider passing new laws forcing organisations that lose personal data to go public with that loss. The Commission has until now been opposed to…
Culture minister confirms court oversight for UK disconnections: “UK internet users will not be disconnected from the internet for illegal file sharing without a court’s involvement, a Government minister has pledged. Culture minister Ben Bradshaw…
Police make a mockery of data protection: “ Court judgment ‘forgets privacy rights of millions’ Comment While the police are very keen to retain as much data on the average citizen as they can ‘just…
Judge shoots down challenge to Craigslist erotic services: “ Web 2.0 immunized A federal judge has summarily dismissed a lawsuit Chicago’s sheriff brought against Craigslist, ruling that the website can’t be sued for prostitution ads…
Anti-filesharing laws revive crypto fears for spooks: “ Blinded by Mandy The UK’s intelligence and law enforcement agencies fear the government’s anti-illegal filesharing plans will lead to a rise in encryption, scuppering their own efforts…
Article from: TorrentFreak, check out our new blog at FreakBits. Court Orders The Pirate Bay To Delete Torrents: In an attempt to ensure that Dutch citizens can’t access The Pirate Bay, BREIN took three of…
Article from: TorrentFreak, check out our new blog at FreakBits. 3-Strikes For Pirates Makes European Comeback Tour: The threat of 3-strikes based legislation had been reduced in recent weeks, with strong protests in the UK…