Germany pushes IWF-style child abuse blocklist: “ What could possibly go wrong? The German government has proposed regulations that will oblige local ISPs to apply a government-mandated block list.… “ (Via The Register – Public…
Holocaust denier Fredrick Toben wins German extradition fight – Times Online November 20, 2008, Holocaust denier Fredrick Toben wins German extradition fight Dr Frederick Toben, an Australian citizen, is wanted in Germany for publishing anti-Semitic…
Germany to Crack Down on Internet Child Pornography | Germany | Deutsche Welle | 20.11.2008 Family Minister Ursula von der Leyen says she wants online service providers to block offensive Web sites. She says it…
Spiegel Online: Taking the Crowd to Court: Wikipedia Shutdown Backfires: “Wikipedia Shutdown Backfires” 17 November, 2008 German parliamentarian Lutz Heilmann asked a court to shut down the German version of the popular Wikipedia Web site,…
German Wikipedia Back Online After Controversial Shutdown – ReadWriteWeb Written by Frederic Lardinois / November 17, 2008 After it had been unavailable in Germany for more than two days, the Wikipedia’s German portal is finally…
Local Wikipedia Blocked by German MP – OhmyNews International Left-wing politician obtains injunction in light of Web pages on his Stasi past Published 2008-11-16 11:14 (KST) Reported by Hartmut Kaiser [See further the English entry…
Big Brother Worries: German Parliament Passes Anti-Terror Law: “Germany’s lower house of parliament has approved a hotly debated law vastly expanding the surveillance capabilities of the federal police. Opponents lambaste the measure as an effort…
German court curbs data collection law: “ 34,000 class action suit pays off Germany’s Constitutional Court in Karlsruhe today has curbed Germany’s wide-reaching data collection law even further, by stating that the data can only…
Alleged Holocaust denier allowed bail – Telegraph District judge says German extradition warrant ‘not valid’ and must be discharged. Fredrick Töben granted bail pending appeal by Germany but on strict conditions. By Joshua Rozenberg, 29…
German prosecutors to appeal after Toben’s release (October 30, 2008) PETER KOHN ADELAIDE man Fredrick Toben has won at least a temporary reprieve from being sent to Germany to stand trial for Holocaust denial. In…