Former Prosecutor: ISP Content Filtering Might be a ‘Five Year Felony’: By Ryan Singe, May 22, 2008 Internet service providers that monitor their networks for copyright infringement or bandwidth hogs may be committing felonies by…
Google supports US privacy law: “ If it stops stronger laws anyway Google, under fire recently for not being open enough about its own privacy policies, supports a wide-ranging federal bill protecting privacy.… “ (Via…
Here is another review article this time from a UK perspective. New York talks net giants into child pornography crackdown: Time Warner torches newsgroups After discussions with the New York Attorney General’s office, three big-name…
Following on from yesterday’s announcement here is a review article. N.Y. attorney general forces ISPs to curb Usenet access: New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo announced on Tuesday that Verizon Communications, Time Warner Cable, and…
‘Internet freedom’ bill targeting China cooperation faces rough road: Editor’s note: Updated at 5:50 a.m. PDT with comment from Yahoo. A proposed federal law that would slap extensive regulations on technology companies doing business in…
Study: Teens Find Ways to Access Porn Despite Net Filters: “At a recent Brigham Young University conference experts warned parents that despite the installation of online porn filters, teenagers are finding ways to access adult…
I thought they might use the British CleanFeed system but apparently the companies have agreed to shut down access to Usenet newsgroups that traffic in pornographic images of children. The US ISPs are a bit…
The Indypendent » War on Terrorism Moves to Internet: By Jessica Lee, From the June 6, 2008 issue | Posted in National Thwarted in an attempt to pass the Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention…
Cavalcade of privacy watchdogs bark for data pimping probe: “ Deep packet inspection goes to Washington Fifteen privacy watchdogs – yes, fifteen – have tossed a letter at Congress, urging the House Telecommunications Subcommittee to…
Max Hardcore Jury Returns Guilty Verdict: “Jurors in the Max Hardcore obscenity trial have returned a verdict of guilty on 10 federal counts of distributing obscene materials over the Internet and through the mail.” (Via…