UN split on cybercrime conventions: “A United Nations committee on international crime prevention is split on how to deal with cybercrime. Some countries want the existing European convention to be adopted worldwide, while others want…
Big Brother Watch manifesto makes plea for privacy: “ Look at yourselves, insists pressure group The latest manifesto into the lists (pdf) comes not from a party standing at election, but from a pressure group.……
AU – Internet censorship agenda slammed by tech giants: (Sydney Morning Herald) Australia’s biggest technology companies, communications academics and many lobby groups have delivered a withering critique of the government’s plans to censor the internet….
ES – Spanish court rules that links to p2p content are legal: “(EDRI-gram) A civil court in Barcelona has recently ruled against SGAE (the Spanish collective society of authors and editors) in a case brought…
Jail for man who broke into woman’s home to frame husband for child porn: A man has been sent to prison after he attempted to force his way into a female colleague’s life by breaking…
No one’s secrets are safe from the website Wikileaks: When it comes to uncovering secrets, Wikileaks spares no one. Hollywood celebrities, the Kenyan police and the Church of Scientology have all endured embarrassing disclosures and…
Facebook attacked over refusal to install panic button: Britain’s online child protection agency attacked Facebook yesterday for its continued refusal to install a panic button on its site. (Via Tech and Web from Times Online.)
Italian judge to Google: Internet not a lawless prairie: “An Italian judge explained in a court document why he found three Google executives guilty of violating privacy laws there. “ (Via Macworld.)
High Court: Moderate user comments and you’re liable: “ Even fixing spelling can see you busted A blog owner can avoid liability for user-generated content that appears on his site without being checked or moderated,…
A user’s timetable to the Digital Economy Act: “ P2P: What happens next? Now that the Digital Economy Act has been passed by both Houses, what can internet users expect, and when? Quick answer: nothing…