Privacy pioneer search engine launches anonymous surfing service: “A search engine company that has won plaudits for its efforts to protect users’ privacy is launching a proxy-surfing service on Thursday by which users can look…
EU Commission outlines plans to strengthen privacy law: “The European Commission is planning to beef up the Data Protection Directive, strengthening the enforcement of the EU law and including introducing new demands that technologies and…
Canadian privacy watchdog launches investigation into Facebook’s response to its previous investigation: “Canada’s Privacy Commissioner has launched an investigation into changes Facebook made to its privacy policy. The changes were made in response to an…
Police unit formed to take down websites suspected of breaking terror laws: “A police unit has been created to force the take-down of web pages which break the UK’s terrorism laws. The Government has set…
Hollywood loses piracy case to Australian ISP iiNet: “A David and Goliath battle between the giants of the film industry and an Australian internet service provider has ended in victory for iiNet after the Australian…
Yaman Akdeniz, Racism on the Internet, Council of Europe Publishing, 2010 (ISBN 978-92-871-6634-0) is now available. Racism was a pressing social problem long before the emergence of the digital age. The advancement of digital communication…
Fourth Law and Information Society Symposium: Hate Versus Democracy on the Internet Date: Friday, 26 March, 2010 Time: 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Location: Pope Auditorium, Fordham Law School, New York. Sponsor: Center on Law…
OSCE concerned over ban on internet freedoms in Turkey 02 February 2010, Tuesday ABDULLAH BOZKURT STRASBOURG A senior official at the world’s largest intergovernmental organization focusing on media freedoms has lambasted Turkey for imposing restrictions…
Sex Party Says Australia Is Censoring Depictions of Female Orgasms: “Federal government censors are directing customs officials to confiscate media where depictions of the female orgasm is accompanied with an ejaculation, according to the Australian…
Australia bans small breasts – Somebody Think Of The Children January 27, 2010 – 11:41 pm The Australian Sex Party (ASP) said Wednesday that the Australian Classification Board (ACB) is now banning depictions of small-breasted…