Flash News: last updated on 04.11.2010: entry by Dr. Yaman Akdeniz: Despite the earlier news that Turkey has lifted its ban on YouTube after almost 2.5 years, YouTube reinstated the four videos that were removed…
“Note: Nothing has changed in Turkey in terms of its censorship law. Access to approximately 8000 websites remain, and although the YouTube news is welcome, this should not be seen as a step towards democratization…
Facebook confirms applications’ breach of privacy rules: “Facebook has confirmed that some applications on the social networking platform are passing on the identity of users to third parties in violation of its policies.“ (Via OUT-LAW…
‘Children’s Law’ Used to Censor Online Media in Turkey Monday, 27 September 2010 Bans on websites containing a small amount of content in violation of Turkish law may be depriving people of their constitutional right…
Record labels fail to get ‘three strikes’ rule enforced in Ireland | Technology | guardian.co.uk Judge says illegal filesharing is damaging music industry, but Irish law does not allow ISPs to cut off offenders’ internet…
BBC News – Irish court rules in favour of ISPs in piracy case 12 October, 2010 The decision is being hailed as a victory for internet service providers The High Court in Ireland has ruled…
Commission proposes new EU cybercrime law: “The European Commission wants to harmonise the laws of EU member states dealing with cyber-attacks. It wants to create a new Directive on attacks on information systems, it said…
7 Bit Torrent Piracy Suits Target 5,469: “In one of the largest swoops targeting bit torrent piracy, numerous suits were filed Friday against 5,469 suspected of poaching porn off the Internet.” (Via XBIZ.com | News…
Online Magazine 2600 Publishes ‘Google Blacklist’: “Online publication 2600: The Hacker Quarterly has published a list of words that are restricted by Google Instant.” (Via XBIZ.com | News & Articles.)
3 More Adult Companies Sue 1,100 Bit Torrent Users: “1,100 John Does were targeted in three separate suits waged by CP Productions Inc., First Time Videos and Future Blue Inc.” (Via XBIZ.com | News &…