TH – Thailand censors more websites as protests persist: (AP) George Orwell’s ‘1984’ had its Big Brother, and Thailand has Ranongrak Suwanchawee. The country’s information minister stares down from billboards along Bangkok’s expressways, warning that…
EU Parliament calls for data rights charter: “Internet users should be able to demand that their information is removed from company systems even if it was collected with their consent, the European Parliament has said….
US telco watchdog finds new legal basis for regulating ISPs: “The US telecoms regulator has redefined internet access in order to assert its authority to regulate the provision of broadband access there. The regulator recently…
Facebook criticised over latest privacy lapse: Facebook is facing growing criticism of its privacy policies after an embarrassing technical error exposed users’ private conversations to others. (Via Tech and Web from Times Online.)
Secret copyright treaty published: A secretive global negotiation on new copyright rules will not force countries to adopt ‘three strikes’ internet disconnection policies. A draft of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) has been published officially…
Cybercrime talks end in failure US and Euros object to proposed changes: Plans to ratify an updated version of a global treaty against cybercrime have failed.… (Via The Register – Public Sector.)
UK almost tops international Google-snoop league: “ Woo! Number 1! British authorities demand more data on Google users per capita than almost any other major democracy, newly-published figures have revealed.… “ (Via The Register –…
Google tool ranks gov appetite for your private data: “ Brazil and US revealed as binge eaters Brazil and the United States topped the list of nations demanding private information about Google users, according to…
Google rapped over privacy issues by 10 nations: “(BBC) Canada’s Privacy Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart has sent an open letter to Google Chief Executive Eric Schmidt. The letter raises concerns about privacy issues surrounding social network…
Greater transparency around government requests: Posted by David Drummond, SVP, Corporate Development and Chief Legal Officer Article 19 of the Universal Declaration on Human Rights states that ‘everyone has the right to freedom of opinion…