Battle lines drawn over Bill to ban ‘extreme’ porn – UK Politics, UK – The Independent: “Battle lines drawn over Bill to ban ‘extreme’ porn State seeks ‘unique powers to police bedrooms’, claim critics, including…
Great Moments in P2P History 2008: “So what can be said about the year 2008 in file-sharing? Its been a long year for the P2P community. While there was no earth shattering events on…
Government pipedreams on internet ratings doomed to fail: “ Secrecy, police censorship and no appeal are the norm Proposals by UK Culture Secretary, Andy Burnham, to introduce cinema-style ratings for websites across the globe might…
Private firm may track all email and calls The private sector will be asked to manage and run a communications database that will keep track of everyone’s calls, emails, texts and internet use under a…
Frank Fisher: Freedom of speech on the internet should be protected Out of context, it would be easy to dismiss culture secretary Andy Burnham’s attack on the ‘dangerous’ internet as just another junior minister grabbing…
They must be joking but it is not even April yet! Rating is unworkable and and is an impossible task, the Culture Secretary is almost 10 years behind the “Internet content regulation debate”…. Website age…
Uproar in Australia Over Plan to Block Web SitesA proposed Internet filter dubbed the ‘‘Great Aussie Firewall’’ is promising to make Australia one of the strictest Internet regulators among democratic countries. (Via NYT > Technology.)
Which? magazine files complaint against bullying Davenport Lyons Consumer magazine Which? has complained to the solicitors’ watchdog about a London law firm that sent bullying letters to hundreds of innocent consumers. Read the full story…
Editorial: China and the internet – the great firewall: “Editorial: After a thaw during the Olympics, China’s reimposition of censorship on websites run is a matter of international concern”. (Via guardian.co.uk Comment is free.)
Wikileaks tells Wikinews why they published Danish child porn censorship list – Wikinews, the free news source From Wikinews, the free news source you can write! Tuesday, December 23, 2008 Wikileaks has obtained and released…