US – Public Pressure Caused ISP Cable One to End Customer Snooping
An interesting report reveals that Cable One had been quietly conducting targeted advertising on its customers, but pulled the plug once pressure mounted to end such trials.
It’s been quite a spectacle. ISPs being under fire for privacy related issues with its own customers has frazzled more than a few nerves in the past couple [...]
Digital Frisking for Copyright Infringement at US Border Disclosed
It may have been little more then an intimidating demand from businesses at ACTA negotiations, but now the Department of Homeland Security is saying that copying hard drives and iPods at the US border is now part of border security policy without suspicion of wrongdoing.
It seems to be the trend for US authorities and lawmakers [...]
Warrentless Wiretapping Comes to Canada – Canadian Media Censored
In the United States, warrantless wiretapping has effectively become legalized for now. In Canada on the other hand, a wiretap without court approval is virtually unheard of. This is precisely what happened during a protest.
In a dramatic turn of events, it has been revealed that a wiretap was issued on several protestors of [...]
US Telecom Amnesty Bill Passed – ISPs Let Off the Hook
The US constitution, particularly in the eyes of digital rights activists, has been dealt with a major blow today. The FISA bill with amendments that would grant telecom immunity to ISPs that participated in a warrantless wiretapping program with the current administration has recently passed the senate and now awaits the presidents signature.
There was [...]
French Court – File-Sharer’s IP Addresses Were Illegally Obtained, Conviction Overturned
A French Court of Appeals judge looked at the convictions of two file-sharers and canceled the rulings because the IP addresses were illegally obtained. The news very likely comes as a major blow to the French record labels and employed anti-piracy outfits.
France has been in the headlines for a while over the “Three Strike” [...]
FRA Leak – American Communications Captured and Stored, Storm Continues
To say that the new FRA law in Sweden is controversial is really an understatement at this point. New reports have surfaced that say how not only MPs of the Swedish government are currently being bombarded by a huge flood of e-mail over the new law, but now an investigation by the Chancellor of [...]
EFF Demands Investigation for Suspicionless Digital Searches at Border
Does border security have a right to search your iPod, laptop or USB sticks? This has increasingly become a central question and some, like the EFF, are arguing that such searches are unconstitutional.
One of the ideas behind ACTA (Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement) is the idea that you can have your iPod, laptop, or any other [...]
Swedish FRA Law – Party Dissension Continues Over New Law
Four MPs were contemplating on voting against the then proposed Swedish FRA legislation against party lines, but only one voted against while another abstained. While party dissension over the legislation isn’t new, it seems the dramatic fallout within party ranks maybe only just beginning.
If a communication travels over the borders of Sweden, it can [...]
US Congress Approves Warrantless Wiretapping – 293 to 129
The fourth amendment to the US Constitution took a serious hit today. Congress has just approved warrantless wiretapping. The news is leaving many civil rights activists disappointed.
In a move that strangely resembles what happened in Sweden two days ago, in spite of fierce opposition, the US congress has approved immunity for Internet Service [...]
USA – ACLU Condemns Warrentless Wiretapping – Legislation to be Voted on Today?
Privacy be damned. News is now circulating that a “compromise” to telecom amnesty could be voted on today – and the American Civil Liberties Union has declared it “unconstitutional”.
There’s been a long and drawn out war over privacy in the United States. With AT&T allegedly putting wiretaps on millions of Americans without a [...]
