UN: Disconnecting File-Sharers Breaches Human Rights: “ According to a UN report published in May and set to be adopted today, tough provisions in the UK’s Digital Economy Act and and France’s ‘Hadopi’ legislation breach…
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UN split on cybercrime conventions: “A United Nations committee on international crime prevention is split on how to deal with cybercrime. Some countries want the existing European convention to be adopted worldwide, while others want…
UN issues call for international privacy agreement: “ Countering counter-terror powers A UN watchdog has called for a new international agreement on privacy following a review of the expanding global array of surveillance measures and…
UN urges fight against hate speech in cyberspace, June 16 2009 The United Nations on Tuesday appealed to parents, the Internet industry and policy-makers to join hands to eradicate hate speech from cyberspace. Addressing a…
Media For Freedom – news, articles and views e-magazine: “Holocaust Denial at the UN Durban II Planning Committee: ‘Anti-racism’ Forum Provides Platform for Antisemites The Durban II planning committee, now meeting in Geneva, today took…
U.N. agency eyes curbs on Internet anonymity | Politics and Law – CNET News: “” Posted by Declan McCullagh, U.N. agency eyes curbs on Internet anonymity, September 12, 2008 4:00 AM PDT A United Nations…