Britain heads Google’s European censorship list: “The British Government made more requests for content to be removed from Google last year than any other country in Europe, according to figures released by the company today….
eBay shill bid scammer convicted: Minibus man falls foul of consumer protection laws Paul Barrett, a minibus hire firm boss from Stanley, County Durham, has been convicted of bidding against items he was selling on…
European Public Policy Blog: Controversial content and free expression: a refresher:” Monday, April 19, 2010 | 6:35 PM Labels: Controversial Content, Free Expression Two and a half years ago, we outlined our approach to removing…
OECD – The Economic and Social Role of Internet Intermediaries: (OECD) This report is Part I of the larger project on Internet intermediaries. It develops a common definition and understanding of what Internet intermediaries are,…
OSCE Press release – European human rights bodies call for decisive action against racism and xenophobia WARSAW, STRASBOURG, VIENNA, 19 March 2010 – In a joint statement ahead of the International Day for the Elimination…
Online retailers cannot deduct delivery fee when making refunds: “Online shopping customers who send back goods straight away must not be charged for their delivery, Europe’s top court has said. Consumers can be required to…
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…