IWF denies wielding Pirate Bay banhammer: “ Mobile broadband users blockaded The Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) has denied involvement in blocking the Pirate Bay BitTorrent tracker site, after BT mobile broadband users were told they…
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…
Government will clarify consumer law to encourage e-commerce: “The Government plans to clarify and simplify consumers’ rights in a bid to encourage online shoppers to make more use of them. It will publish a plan…
Gordon Brown silences YouTube critics by disabling viewer comments: “Gordon Brown’s YouTube message on MPs’ expenses has been watched only 4,000 times. By contrast, the video of him picking his nose has been watched 630,000…
ICO acts on student privacy breach: “ Slapped wrist for Manchester Uni Manchester University has been censured by the Information Commissioner’s Office for publishing personal information about students.… “ (Via The Register – Public Sector.)
IWF: Child abuse domains down, reports up: “ Bigs up a year of achievement, glosses over iffiness The Internet Watch Foundation’s (IWF) Annual Report reveals an apparent fall of nearly 10 per cent in the…
Police want new remote hard drive search powers: “ New laws aim to tackle backlogs Cyber cops want new laws to allow remote searches of seized hard drives in the hope they will help reduce…
Street View nod prompts call for privacy watchdog reform ICO under fire Updated Frustrated by years of alleged intransigence in dealing with complaints about privacy-infringing new technologies, activists have called for politicians to investigate and…
UK.gov to spend £2bn on ISP tracking: “ Uberdatabase ditched, but IMP is go The government plans to spend £2bn for ISPs to intercept details of their customers’ emails, VoIP calls, instant messaging and social…
UK scraps plans for Big Brother database: “Jacqui Smith, the Home Secretary, has scrapped plans to build a giant database to monitor the UK’s e-mails, phone calls and internet activity. Instead, records of every electronic…