MELANIE PHILLIPS: We must never let Brussels turn Holocaust denial into a crime | Mail Online Holocaust-denial law and the attempted extradition of a man for publishing antisemitic material Last updated at 12:06 PM on…
Henry Porter: How many more freedoms will we sacrifice in the name of UK security?: “Henry Porter: Every time you travel by road in Britain, your car will be tracked. How many more freedoms will…
Rights Group Sues NSA and Cheney for Spying: “The Electronic Frontier Foundation sued the government and top Bush officials over its warrantless wiretapping program Thursday. The suit comes just a day before the government tries…
Bill seeks guidelines for US laptop searches: “ Some rules for border agents, please US border agents can still snatch and search your laptop, mobile phone, or hard drive without reasonable suspicion of wrongdoing. But…
Tech giants near agreement on human rights code: “Some of the biggest technology and internet companies in the world have agreed a set of standards to protect human rights online that they hope the whole…
Durbin Says Internet Giants Close to Agreement on Code of Conduct (8-4-2008) Monday, August 4, 2008 [WASHINGTON, DC] – U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today announced that a number of the largest American internet companies,…
Index on Censorship » Fools rush in where programmers fear to tread A select committee has called for more regulation and greater safety on the Internet. But politicians should be careful what they wish for,…
Times Higher Education: Researchers have no ‘right’ to study terrorist materials 17 July 2008, By Melanie Newman Nottingham v-c warns that academics may face prosecution. Melanie Newman reports Academics have no ‘right’ to research terrorist…
MPs report back from internet’s dark side: “ Country going to hell on YouTube MPs have called on the government to install a YouTube Czar to oversee user-generated content sites and better labels for video…
David Edgar: This muddled terror law limits free speech and wrecks innocent lives: Comment is free, The Guardian: The glorification clause of the Terrorism Act has created a climate where artists and academics must watch…