US tracking company runs into Phorm-like storm: “A US company offering traffic-tracking technology to ISPs who want to generate highly targeted advertising will face questions from the US Senate this week. Privacy advocates have said…
Senate Backs Wiretap Bill to Shield Phone Companies: “Barack Obama was among the 69 senators voting to broaden government spy powers and give immunity to phone companies that aided in secret wiretapping (Via NYT >…
Senate endorses retroactive FISA immunity for warrantless wiretapping: “ The Democratic-controlled Senate handed President Bush a major political victory on Wednesday by voting to derail lawsuits against telecommunications companies that unlawfully opened their networks to…
Bits: Senators Weigh Possible Rules for Advertising and Online Privacy: “The Senate Commerce Committee heard testimony from regulators and Internet companies Wednesday about whether Congress needs to set some ground rules for online advertising and…
Antipiracy Panel Sheds Light: “As we come to the end of the Bush administration, it appears that in the coming years intellectual property theft will likely pose a greater challenge to the survival of most…
Bits: One Subpoena Is All It Takes to Reveal Your Online Life: “The court order forcing Google to turn over records of who has viewed and uploaded videos on YouTube shows how much information about…
YouTube data to be released, but Google keeps technology secret: “Users of YouTube will have their access details handed over to entertainment giant Viacom and the English football Premier League after a US judge ordered…
Analysis: NSA Spying Judge Defends Rule of Law, Congress Set to Strip His Power: “President Bush’s arguments for his secret wiretapping of Americans are not legal, a federal court judge ruled Wednesday standing up for…
Judge grants Viacom 12TB of YouTube user records: “ Google’s privacy comeuppance In the ongoing $1bn legal spat between Google and Viacom, a federal judge has ordered the search giant to turn over all existing…
The decision is available through cyberlaw.org.uk as a PDF file. Judge Orders Google to Turn Over YouTube Records: “The order raised concerns that the online video viewing habits of tens of millions of people could…