Search For Movie Piracy Equipment Was Invasion of Privacy
Post from: TorrentFreak Search For Movie Piracy Equipment Was Invasion of Privacy A little while ago we reported on a case in the UK where a woman went to the cinema and claimed she was…
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BBC News: Seven million ‘use illegal files’
BBC News: Seven million ‘use illegal files’ Page last updated at 23:01 GMT, Thursday, 28 May 2009 00:01 UK Around seven million people in the UK are involved in illegal downloads, costing the economy tens…
Police retention of photos of innocent man breached his right to privacy, says Court of Appeal
Police retention of photos of innocent man breached his right to privacy, says Court of Appeal: “Police should not have kept photos taken of an arms trade protester, the Court of Appeal has ruled. The…
Bates: Cops to defy courts over return of indecent material
Bates: Cops to defy courts over return of indecent material: “ Who really defines ‘public interest’? A police chief would rather face the prospect of jail than obey a court order requiring his force to…
Government rejects Lords’ surveillance criticism
Government rejects Lords’ surveillance criticism: “The Government has rejected claims that it is conducting too much surveillance on citizens and has said that it has got the balance between surveillance and liberty right. It has…
ICO voices concern over creaking data protection law
ICO voices concern over creaking data protection law: “ Data Protection Directive approaching 15th birthday The Data Protection Directive is old-fashioned and out of date, a report published by the UK’s privacy regulator the Information…
Judges rap police over raid on paedo expert
Judges rap police over raid on paedo expert: “ Warrant quashed The courts have delivered a sharp rap over the knuckles to Avon and Somerset police, reminding them in no uncertain terms that it is…
High court judge: Data protection isn’t defamation substitute
High court judge: Data protection isn’t defamation substitute: “ Act does not have your back The Data Protection Act should not be a backup plan in failed defamation cases, a High Court judge has said….
Major law firm drops filesharing threats
Major law firm drops filesharing threats: “ Staff continue ‘bullying’ at smaller outfit Exclusive Davenport Lyons, the high profile London media law firm, has dropped its mass letter writing campaign on behalf of copyright holders,…
BBC: Call to ‘disconnect file-sharers’
UK – Call to ‘disconnect file-sharers’: “(BBC) Persistent illegal file-sharers should be cut off from the net, an alliance of UK creative industries will tell the government later. The alliance wants the government to force…