Major German online companies agree to block child porn websites | Germany | Deutsche Welle | 17.04.2009 German internet providers have grudgingly agreed to block websites containing child pornography. Critics say their deal with the…
Wikileaks tells Aus censorship minister to rack off: “ Muddled Conroy threatens lawyers Wikileaks has told the Australian Chief Censor communications minister, Stephen Conroy, to reel his neck in after the gaffe-prone politician threatened a…
YouTube condemned for showing video clips glorifying Nazi troops and Hitler. By Daily Mail Reporter, Last updated at 1:19 PM on 30th December 2008. Video-sharing website YouTube has been condemned for showing video clips glorifying…
Yahoo Limits Retention of Search DataYahoo said it would limit to 90 days the time it holds personal information related to searches to address privacy concerns. (Via NYT > Technology.)
Bianet: Adnan Oktar Gets Another Site Banned Creationist Adnan Oktar gets the internet site nacizanebilgi.com shut down on the grounds that he was insulted. He is asking for 4000 euro as an indemnity. Bia news…
OiNK BitTorrent admin faces fraud prosecution: “ Uploaders to be hauled before the beak, too Cleveland police have charged Alan Ellis, the former administrator of the defunct BitTorrent tracker site OiNK.cd, with conspiracy to defraud…
Employee has no privacy on company computers, US court rules: “Employees do not have a reasonable expectation of privacy for material stored on computers owned by their employers, a US court has ruled.” (Via OUT-LAW…
ATTORNEY GENERAL CUOMO ANNOUNCES AGREEMENTS WITH AT&T, THE NATION’S LARGEST INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDER, AND AOL TO STOP MAJOR SOURCES OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY: July 10, 2008 See also http://www.nystopchildporn.com/ the new web site launched to put…
Anna Barriball – About 60 miles of beautiful views. | Transport for London: Anna Barriball’s minimal typographic artwork ‘About 60 miles of beautiful views.’ is the latest commission by Art on the Underground to go…
Flirty texting could land Scots in jail for 10 years: “ Go too far and you’re nicked Scots face up to 10 years in jail for sending text messages or emails with sexual content. Scotland’s…