Google tells Congress it’s not Phorm
Google tells Congress it’s not Phorm: “ ‘Our users trust us’ Google wants you to know that in targeting online ads, it doesn’t use Phorm-like deep packet inspection. But it still refuses to acknowledge its…
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Global Trail of an Online Crime Ring
Global Trail of an Online Crime Ring: “Prosecutors say their own informant stole millions of credit card numbers in a case that reveals how the Internet is enabling new crimes on a vast scale. (Via…
Teenager gets damages reduced after copyright ignorance claim
Teenager gets damages reduced after copyright ignorance claim: “A 16-year-old girl has successfully argued that she was too young to understand that her copyright-infringing downloading of music was unlawful. A US court said she will…
Andrew Cuomo’s Blueprint For How Gov’t Can Get ISPs To Censor Content
(Via Techdirt.) Andrew Cuomo’s Blueprint For How Gov’t Can Get ISPs To Censor Content: “It looks like NY Attorney General Andrew Cuomo has put forth a nice blueprint for how politicians can ‘censor’ online content…
US Charge 11 in Breaches at TJ Maxx, OfficeMax, DSW, Others
Feds Charge 11 in Breaches at TJ Maxx, OfficeMax, DSW, Others: A Secret Service investigation wraps up every major retail network breach in the last five years. See further US charges 11 in biggest ID…
Internet firms agree to ‘code of conduct’ in China
Internet firms agree to ‘code of conduct’ in China: “ Just days before the Olympic torch will reach Beijing, Internet leaders Google, Yahoo, and Microsoft say they are close to an agreement on a code…
US Senator Durbin Says Internet Giants Close to Agreement on Code of Conduct (8-4-2008)
Durbin Says Internet Giants Close to Agreement on Code of Conduct (8-4-2008) Monday, August 4, 2008 [WASHINGTON, DC] – U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today announced that a number of the largest American internet companies,…
Congress quizzes world+dog over data pimping
Congress quizzes world+dog over data pimping: “ Phorm letter US Congressman Ed Markey and his anti-data-pimping brigade are back on the warpath.… “ (Via The Register – Public Sector.)
XSF ’08 Legal Seminar Available for Viewing Online
XSF ’08 Legal Seminar Available for Viewing Online: “The Legal Obscenities seminar that took place at XBIZ Summer Forum ’08 is now available for viewing on the event website. The seminar features an outstanding lineup…
US Senate polishes new teeth for cyber cops
US Senate polishes new teeth for cyber cops: “ Prosecution made easy The US Senate has passed a bill to strengthen the hands of federal prosecutors who fight computer crime by removing some of the…