French government accused of ‘Big Brother’ tactics over internet piracy 10 March, 2009 New law would punish illegal downloading by cutting off web access The French government has been accused of ‘Big Brother tactics’ over…
CoE – Countries Move Forward on Cybercrime Treaty: “(IDG News Service) Countries are ratifying the only global cybercrime treaty slower than expected, but many are closer to implementing it, a senior Council of Europe official…
Freedom on the global Internet still a pipe dream | Coop’s Corner – CNET News March 11, 2009 4:01 PM PDT by Charles Cooper ‘The Internet represents freedom, but not everywhere.’ So begins the annual…
Reporters sans frontières – ‘Internet monitored and controlled, even in democracies’l 12.03.2009 ‘Internet monitored and controlled, even in democracies’ After joint appeal with Amnesty International for an end to online censorship, Reporters Without Borders issues…
UK’s net radicalization plans are ‘crude, costly, counter-productive’: “ Get with the positive, says report – but will that wash? Negative government measures to counter online radicalisation are crude, costly and counter-productive, says a report…
YouTube to block British music videos: “YouTube is to block thousands of music videos by the biggest names in rock and pop for British users after failing to reach agreement with the UK music licensing…
Google ad service raises privacy fears: “Google knows more about you than any organisation in human history. It can give you a bird’s eye view of your house, allow friends and family to track your…
Web inventor Sir Tim Berners-Lee wants ban on snooping on internet users: “The creator of the worldwide web warned today against the collection of users’ data by commercial organisations.” (Via Tech and Web from Times…
Online gambling safe from EU regulation: “The European Parliament has rejected calls for community-wide regulation of online gambling saying it is a job for individual countries.” (Via OUT-LAW News.)
‘Ceaseless liability’ for internet libel is not a barrier to free speech, rules ECHR: “Publishers’ indefinite liability for defamatory material in their online archives is not a restriction on their rights to free speech, the…