Google defends helping police nab defamer
Google defends helping police nab defamer: “Google helps police in Pune, India to arrest an user who allegedly posted vulgar information against a top Indian leader. “ (Via Macworld.)
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Google under fire again for handing user info to police
Google under fire again for handing user info to police: “ This time in India Google is under fire again today for cooperating with Indian police trying to track down an Orkut user who had…
Government orders data retention by ISPs
More on the new Communications Data Bill provisions, this time it is the Mighty Register! Government orders data retention by ISPs: “ Keep it for 12 months for the plods Phone and internet companies will…
Report: US Government’s Cyber-Security Plan Is Riddled With New Spying Programs
Report: Government’s Cyber-Security Plan Is Riddled With New Spying Programs: “Major parts of the government’s proposed $17 billion computer-security plan are actually spying programs, according to a Senate committee’s budget report. The committee also faulted…
Government orders data retention by ISPs
News coverage for the Communications Data Bill provisions… Government orders data retention by ISPs: “Phone and internet companies will soon be forced to keep logs of internet usage to be made available to the police…
UK Communications Data Bill announced
The UK Government today announced further surveillance powers that will be launched as part of a new Communications Data Bill. The announcement was incorporated into the Preparing Britain for the Future: UK Government’s Draft Legislative…
The Guardian: CCTV boom has failed to slash crime, say police
The Guardian: CCTV boom has failed to slash crime, say police: “ It is hard to resist shouting ‘Told You So !’: CCTV boom has failed to slash crime, say police Owen Bowcott The Guardian,…
CyberCrime Report Updated
An Advocacy Handbook for the Non Governmental Organisations: The Council of Europe’s Cyber-Crime Convention 2001 and the additional protocol on the criminalisation of acts of a racist or xenophobic nature committed through computer systems, Cyber-Rights.Org,…
Police go slow with encryption key terror powers
Police go slow with encryption key terror powers: “ Is the threat enough? New powers to force terror suspects to hand over encryption keys have been used in only eight criminal investigations, prompting fears that…
Newsweek: Repression 2.0
Repression 2.0 | Newsweek International Edition | Newsweek.com: “Repression 2.0 Totalitarian states are learning to control citizens by creating the impression of ubiquitous surveillance. By Adam B. Kushner | NEWSWEEK, Apr 14, 2008 Issue” In…