MPs to probe ISP snooping and throttling: “ Who woke them up? MPs have today launched an investigation into the use of snooping technology by ISPs which allows them to profile customers for advertisers and…
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How the government uses dirty data to legislate morality: “ So what’s a standard deviation? When it comes to sex and censorship, Government’s insistence that laws are ‘evidence-based’ is little more than hot air.… “…
Here we go again…. More nonsense criminal provisions introduced based on previous nonsense provisions. The below provisions were introduced within the Coroners and Justice Bill on 14 January, 2009. Note clauses 48-56. The following text…
MPs declare their ignorance on the web: “ If they’re not ranting, they’re bumbling Comment The times, they may be changing on the internet, but if our Parliament has anything to do with it, that…
Web firms should screen content, says Parliamentary committee: “Websites which accept user-generated content should do more to screen out content that might be harmful to the public, a Parliamentary committee has warned. Sites should also…
House of Commons debate on Internet Regulation, 4 June, 2008 Column 893 Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn. —[Mr. Watts.] 7.32 pm John Robertson (Glasgow, North-West) (Lab): I am pleased…
Computer Misuse Act changes are delayed further: “Denial of service attacks will not be criminalised in England and Wales for another six months despite measures lying unused in existing laws since 2006. Changes to the…
I have yet to receive any confirmation of this but I assume secondary legislation and further guidelines will be drawn before the extreme pornography provisions come into force following the enactment of the Criminal Justice…
Lords give extreme porn bill a final reading: “ Brace for dirty book burnings, smut amnesties It must be ever so vexing to pass a law that you think will make you the most popular…
BBC NEWS | England | Berkshire | Mother’s porn law campaign ends: “Mother’s porn law campaign ends” A mother whose daughter was murdered by a man addicted to violent internet porn has completed her fight…