MEPs urge governments to produce surveillance register: “Governments should create a list of all organisations that track internet use and produce an annual report on internet surveillance, the European Parliament has said.” (Via OUT-LAW News.)
French pass ‘three strikes’ file-sharing law: “In a decision that is likely to alarm file-sharers worldwide, an almost empty French National Assembly has finally voted through its ‘three strikes law’ designed to clamp down on…
Post from: TorrentFreak Unfinished X-Men Movie a Hit On BitTorrent April 1st. What fun. Everywhere you look torrent sites and release sites are being shut down, that’s if they aren’t teaming up with the movie…
Post from: TorrentFreak France to Block The Pirate Bay, Disconnect File-Sharers In order to clamp down on piracy the French have passed a new law requiring Internet service providers to cut off Internet access for…
freedomhouse.org: Freedom on the Net: A Global Assessment of Internet and Digital Media March 30, 2009 As internet and mobile phone use explodes worldwide, governments are adopting new and multiple means for controlling these technologies…
Worm strikes Commons computer network Parliamentary computers have been infected by the Conficker worm, like an estimated 10m PCs worldwide – and experts fear next week will see problems worsen The House of Commons internal…
Google Street View and Paul McCartney’s hugely high wall: “I’ve always wondered what was over Paul McCartney’s fence. It is an open secret in the neighbourhood which is his house. He has the sort of…
EU – Commission proposess to revise legislation on child pornography: “(Europa) The European Commission has adopted two proposals for new rules to step up the fight against trafficking in human beings and child sexual abuse,…
Britons Find Disconnecting Pirates Unpopular Option: “A study conducted by ISPreview.co.uk found that disconnecting alleged P2P pirates was a highly unpopular option in battling the transfer of unauthorized material. The UK and France are at…
Lawyer-client privilege no bar to surveillance, say Lords: “ Yes sir, I can bug you The state is allowed to bug communication between lawyers and their clients, the House of Lords has said. The UK’s…