The UK Government today announced further surveillance powers that will be launched as part of a new Communications Data Bill. The announcement was incorporated into the Preparing Britain for the Future: UK Government’s Draft Legislative…
Associations, activists speak out against latest YouTube ban: “Associations, activists speak out against latest YouTube ban Frequent bans on access to the popular video-sharing Web site YouTube have frustrated several associations and activists advocating freedom…
Reporters sans frontières – Turkey: “Authorities urged to amend restrictive laws after YouTube blocked for third time in two months (PNG) Reporters Without Borders is astonished that access to the video-sharing website YouTube has again…
UK – Web users back code for bloggers: “(Guardian) Nearly half of all internet users would support a voluntary code of conduct for bloggers and online commentators, according to research. A survey by legal firm…
South Korea Starts ‘War Against Pornography’: “The South Korean government has started a multilevel ‘war against pornography,’ intended ‘to fight against lewd material on television, the Internet and elsewhere.’” (Via XBIZ.com | News & Articles.)
Google blurs the privacy issue: “(Guardian) Google is hoping to avoid a fight with European privacy campaigners as it prepares to launch its controversial Street View service this side of the Atlantic later in the…
This is an article from: TorrentFreak First European Anti-Piracy Disconnection: The Finnish Government The last few months have turned the possibility of disconnecting file-sharers from the Internet into a hot topic. France has been at…
MySpace wins bumper spam payout: “MySpace has won $234m in damages from spammers – but has little chance of getting the cash say experts.” (Via BBC News.)
XBIZ – The Industry Source: “Piracy: A Matter of Life or Death, 12.05.2008 Recently, Washington Post military correspondent Tom Ricks reported on the problem of a ‘porno virus’ being spread by both American and Iraqi…
Best-Selling Author Turns Piracy into Profit ‘Since the dawn of time, human beings have felt the need to share – from food to art. Sharing is part of the human condition. A person who does…