Kevin Anderson: Net surveillance and filters are a reality for Europe, too | Technology | The Guardian: “Net surveillance and filters are a reality for Europe, too Kevin Anderson, guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 24 June 2009 20.30…
Manchester Council’s unencrypted laptop loss broke data protection law, says regulator: “Manchester City Council broke the Data Protection Act when it failed to encrypt laptop computers containing data on nearly two thousand workers. The local…
Canadian Bill Would Force ISPs to Hand Over User Data: “Canada is weighing a bold move that would force Internet service providers to reveal subscriber data without a warrant.” (Via XBIZ.com | News & Articles.)
Gerard Damiano’s 4,800-Page FBI File Unearthed: “A 4,800-page FBI file on ‘Deep Throat’ director Gerard Damiano released to the Associated Press following a Freedom of Information Act request shows the lengths agents nationwide went in…
China Orders Google to Cut All Online Adult Links: “Google has been ordered to put a halt allowing ‘pornographic and vulgar’ content from being accessed through its Chinese-language search engine, the official Xinhua news agency…
The rise of Hate 2.0: “(BBC News) The number of hate and terrorist websites has increased by a third in the past year, according to the Simon Wiesenthal Center. The Los Angeles-based Jewish human rights…
Government surveillance response ‘inadequate’, say Lords: “The Government’s response to a Parliamentary report on the monitoring and legislation surrounding surveillance is ‘inadequate’ and it has ‘paid insufficient attention’ to the report’s recommendations, a follow up…
US raises China filter amid business concern: official: “(AFP) The United States raised concerns to China about its new rule requiring Internet filtering software in computers after US businesses voiced unease. Computer makers have been…
Google and Facebook go Farsi to help spread Iran message: “Google and Facebook set up Farsi versions of their websites and services yesterday, saying that they were responding to the importance of the internet as…
Tech giants deny helping Iran eavesdrop: “ A joint venture of Siemens AG and Nokia Corp., two large European technology firms, is denying reports that Iran uses its Web-monitoring technology to censor and spy on…