Skype calls’ immunity to police phone tapping threatened
Skype calls’ immunity to police phone tapping threatened: “Suspicious phone conversations on Skype could be targeted for tapping as part of a pan-European crackdown. (Via Macworld.)
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Italy police warn of Skype threat
IT – Italy police warn of Skype threat: “(BBC) Criminals in Italy are increasingly making phone calls over the internet in order to avoid getting caught through mobile phone intercepts, police say. Officers in Milan…
UK.gov to tap BT as data harvester
UK.gov to tap BT as data harvester: “ Small ISP customers to be monitored upstream The government will call on BT and other big communications firms to monitor small ISPs’ customers and keep private information…
College IT departments told to deploy anti-terror dragnet
College IT departments told to deploy anti-terror dragnet: “ Union criticises UK.gov web snitch plan The government has told colleges to monitor web browsing for Islamic extremist sites and report students to police, drawing criticism…
Canadian judge: No warrant needed to see ISP logs – Ars Technica
Canadian judge: No warrant needed to see ISP logs – Ars Technica: “Canadian judge: No warrant needed to see ISP logs A Superior Court in Ontario, Canada has ruled that IP addresses are akin to…
NSA offering ‘billions’ for Skype eavesdrop solution
NSA offering ‘billions’ for Skype eavesdrop solution: “ Business model for P2P firm at last? Counter Terror Expo News of a possible viable business model for P2P VoIP network Skype emerged today, at the Counter…
Data Retention Directive has sound legal basis, rules ECJ
Data Retention Directive has sound legal basis, rules ECJ: “ It’s economics, not policing judges say The European Union’s Data Retention Directive has a sound legal basis because it connects to policing but does not…
Surveillance needs better control, warn Lords
Surveillance needs better control, warn Lords: “The fundamental relationship between Government and the people of the UK is at risk because of the increasing surveillance being carried out by the state and by private bodies,…
Data Retention Directive has sound legal basis, rules ECJ
Data Retention Directive has sound legal basis, rules ECJ: “The European Union’s Data Retention Directive has a sound legal basis because it connects to policing but does not actually cover policing functions, the European Court…
TorrentSpy to Appeal in MPAA Court Case
Post from: TorrentFreak TorrentSpy to Appeal in MPAA Court Case For years, TorrentSpy has been a well known player in the BitTorrent community. In 2006 the site attracted more visitors than any other BitTorrent site,…