BBC News Magazine: What is obscene these days?
BBC NEWS | Magazine | What is obscene these days?: “What is obscene these days? “ It’s 2008 and sex seems to be everywhere. So who holds the line between permissiveness and obscenity? What is…
Virgin Media burns customer banking details to CD, then loses it
Virgin Media burns customer banking details to CD, then loses it: “ If only they had some sort of network instead… Virgin Media is conducting an internal inquiry into why 3,000 customers’ bank details were…
Times Comment: France’s anti-piracy law is like holding a tissue up to the breeze
Comment: France’s anti-piracy law is like holding a tissue up to the breeze: “From Times Online, June 18, 2008, by Jonathan Richards: Using heavy-handed tactics with ISPs is only latest in a line of tactics…
France to ban illegal downloaders from using the internet under three-strikes rule
France to ban illegal downloaders from using the internet under three-strikes rule: “From The Times June 19, 2008” Anyone who persists in illicit downloading of music or films will be barred from broadband access under…
Snoop bill opponents post Swedish spy IDs on net
Snoop bill opponents post Swedish spy IDs on net: “ Even Google condemns eavesdropping bill The chief of Sweden’s defense intelligence agency admitted Thursday that about 20 of its staff members have had personal information…
Objectionable Atatürk Videos Keep YouTube Inaccessible in Turkey
Objectionable Atatürk Videos Keep YouTube Inaccessible: “Turkey is not one of hostile countries to the internet, but it has kept YouTube, the biggest video sharing site, inaccessible for two months because of insulting videos to…
Flirty texting could land Scots in jail for 10 years
Flirty texting could land Scots in jail for 10 years: “ Go too far and you’re nicked Scots face up to 10 years in jail for sending text messages or emails with sexual content. Scotland’s…
Deal Is Struck to Overhaul Wiretap Law in US
Deal Is Struck to Overhaul Wiretap Law: “The deal reached by leaders in Congress overhauls the rules on the government’s wiretapping powers and provides some immunity to the phone companies.” (Via NYT > Technology.)
Turkish Experts: Maintain balance between freedoms and respect for values
Experts: Maintain balance between freedoms and respect for values Zaman, 20.06.2008, ESRA MADEN The key to ending unnecessary and frequent blocks on access to certain Internet sites in Turkey is a fine balance between individual…
US Congress Reaches Deal on Wiretapping Bill
Congress Reaches Deal on Wiretapping Bill: “The deal would expand the government’s powers and give telephone companies some legal immunity.” (Via NYT > Technology.)