Index on Censorship » Fools rush in where programmers fear to tread A select committee has called for more regulation and greater safety on the Internet. But politicians should be careful what they wish for,…
Times Higher Education: Researchers have no ‘right’ to study terrorist materials 17 July 2008, By Melanie Newman Nottingham v-c warns that academics may face prosecution. Melanie Newman reports Academics have no ‘right’ to research terrorist…
Illegal filesharing: Government attacks BPI over last-minute letter By Mark Sweney, Guardian.co.uk, Thursday July 31 2008 A hardline letter sent by the BPI at the 11th hour threatened to undermine a deal to tackle illegal…
Police warn of online chat danger: “Police warn teenagers about the dangers of chatting to strangers online after a 15-year-old girl went missing.” (Via BBC News.)
XSF ’08 Legal Seminar Available for Viewing Online: “The Legal Obscenities seminar that took place at XBIZ Summer Forum ’08 is now available for viewing on the event website. The seminar features an outstanding lineup…
Privacy watchdog hoists Google by its own petard: “ Spews Street View pics of Larry Page Lexus In an effort to prove that Google is a serious threat to the personal privacy of people everywhere,…
US Senate polishes new teeth for cyber cops: “ Prosecution made easy The US Senate has passed a bill to strengthen the hands of federal prosecutors who fight computer crime by removing some of the…
Lawmakers Demand Info on Web Tracking Practices: “A congressional committee sent letters to more than 30 Internet companies demanding to know whether they track where their users go online and use that information to deliver…
BBC NEWS UK: Police admit child porn mistakes Police admit they “could have done things better” after telling a landlady to destroy thousands of pages of child pornography she found in a flat.
Homeland Security: We can seize laptops for an indefinite period: “ The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has concocted a remarkable new policy: It reserves the right to seize for an indefinite period of time…