Google in deal with Brazil to fight child porn – Yahoo! News: “Wed Jul 2, 2:46 PM ET BRASILIA (Reuters) – Internet search company Google signed an agreement with Brazilian public prosecutors on Wednesday to…
Italian authorities raid alleged music filesharing forum: “ Megaupload and Rapidshare link site targeted Italy’s Guardia di Finanza has shut down forum site Downrevolution.net for offering links to pirated music, video and software hosted on…
Child Predator’s Encrypted Files Stumps Feds: “Computer crimes expert Gus Dimitrelos’ efforts to crack an encryption code on the computer of an alleged child predator have been thwarted.” (Via XBIZ.com | News & Articles.)
FOXNews.com – Spain Arrests 41 in Crackdown On Child Pornography Associated Press, Wednesday, June 25, 2008 MADRID, Spain — Spain’s Interior Ministry says police have arrested 41 people accused of possessing child pornography videos and…
OECD ministerial meeting in Seoul, South Korea Council of Europe calls upon governments to sign up to its Cybercrime Convention Strasbourg, 12.06.2008 – Europe’s primary human rights watchdog, the Council of Europe, will participate in…
Privacy watchdog opposes giant telecoms database: “The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has criticised proposals to build one Government-owned database to hold a log of phone calls, email and internet use in the UK. The ICO…
International copyright talks seek BitTorrent-killer laws: “ Plan to torpedo Pirate Bay-style freedom claims A new international trade agreement could seek to strengthen criminal sanctions against BitTorrent tracker sites that claim not to profit from…
SOCA defends e-crime record as minister admits gap: “ NHTCU ‘nostalgia’ misplaced, says UK’s FBI Analysis The Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) has defended its record in tackling cybercrime, arguing that it has more resources…
Home Office backs e-crime overhaul: “Home Office ministers are poised to give the green light for the establishment of a central e-crime reporting and investigation agency in the UK.” (Via OUT-LAW News.)