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Load Gearing Up for Massive 8GB Multinational Data Dump

The hacking community has taken notice to another hacker who claims to have internal documents on several governments from around the world including the US, Russia and several European countries. ...

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Police Raid Spanish Performing Rights Organization Headquarters – Assets Seized

News is circulating that the Spanish anti-corruption police have raided the SGAE (Sociedad General de Autores y Editores) headquarters recently, seizing computers, company laptops and other pieces of property on ...


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IFPI Boss and CEO Accused of Tax Evasion in Germany

The IFPI (International Federation of the Phonographic Industry) may be quick to denounce others for breaking the law when it comes to downloading copyright infringement, but now the shoe is ...

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Government to Blame for US Living in Stone Age of Internet Connectivity – Report

What could possibly be the reason why the US has such (loading article, please wait...) There's a fascinating piece on Engadget that discusses at length why many Europeans are ...

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School Porn Filter Defeated by Third Grade Students

Net filtering has been brought up a lot in recent months. But how effective are different kinds of filtering technology? As one school found out the hard ...


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FAST: ISPs, Copyright Holders Should Become Business Partners

John Lovelock, chief executive of the Federation Against Software Theft, has apparently given up on trying to force ISPs to protect its outdated business model, saying now that it "must ...

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Report – US Unsure of Signing ACTA

ACTA (the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement) has had its share of bumps on the road towards its final agreement. Sometimes it looked like it was on track and other times, ...

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ACTA Officials Firm on September Completion Time

Earlier this month, we noted that officials working within ACTA are saying that September is when the negotiations will be finalized. Another report has surfaced that seems ...

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ACTA Negotiations – US-EU Divide Being Settled, Text Being Finalized

The dispute over geographical indicators pretty much stalled negotiations in ACTA - one of the worst kept secrets on the international trade fronts - is reportedly now on the fast ...

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ACTA – Working Out Differences Between US and EU Tops Agenda

Tensions between the US and Europe have been rising all year this year. Recently, it was revealed that trying to work out the differences between the US and Europe ...

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EU Data Retention Implementation Deemed Unlawful By EU Authorities

Civil rights advocates have achieved a key victory in the fight against the European-wide data retention policy. A short report from EU authorities says, "European Data Protection Authorities find ...

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EU Refuses to ‘Swallow’ US Hypocrisy on ACTA

Things are apparently getting tense over the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA). If rights holders are hoping to get ACTA talks finalized quick and efficiently, they have a huge problem ...

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EU Web Filtering Debate Heats Up With IT Group Denouncing It

There's already been a lot of talk about a possible web filter in the EU and now the Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA), a group representing a number of ...

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New ACTA Leak Outs Who Have Been Blocking Transparency

The transparency issue is the number 1 issue that has plagued the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement on the public front. One question amongst observers is who is blocking transparency still? ...

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European Parliamentarians Officially Declare Opposition to ACTA

As if things couldn't get any worse for supporters of the secretive Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA), they have. Members of European Parliament (MEPs) have submitted a written declaration that ...

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EDRI Publishes FAQ on ACTA

With all the confusion seemingly going through the European political scene regarding ACTA, it's nice to know that there are those out there that are willing to try and eliminate ...

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EU Commission on ACTA – ‘There is no Treaty’

It appears as though confusion and mixed signals continue to plague the EU commission in more than one committee. Movement in North America on ACTA (Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement) may have slowed ...

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Is the EU IMCO Committee Confused on ACTA?

With ACTA grabbing headlines around the world, it is interesting to note that counterfeiting and piracy was discussed today in the Committee on Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO) of ...

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ACTA Would Disconnect File-Sharers After All

Another leak of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) has surfaced. This time, it's a big one - the long awaited internet chapter where provisions like the three strikes law ...

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ACTA Falling Apart?

ACTA has been called many things over the years since it was first leaked online, but an all around failure was certainly not one of them until until the last ...

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