What Will 2009 Bring to Filesharing and Technology?
It's the end of 2008 as we know it, but what will 2009 bring? We look at the past for clues into the future.
There's been plenty of ups and ...
privacy
Sony Music Sued for Breaching US Privacy Laws – Fined $1 Million
It could negatively affect web developers this time.
There's an interesting report on Wired's Threat Level which details Sony getting sued by the FTC for $1 million. While ...
Massive New Artists Rights Coalition Launches – Takes Aim At Major Record Labels
Are you an artist tired of major record labels putting words in your mouth when it comes to suing music fans or deciding how much you get paid? A ...
EFF Sues NSA and High Ranking Government Officials Over Warrantless Wiretapping
The list of defendants is long and includes several big names in politics including president Bush, Alberto Gonzales and the NSA for their roles in implementing warrantless wiretapping.
The National Security ...
Freedom Not Fear Campaign Going from Europe-Wide to Worldwide
Protests against over-reaching surveillance powers isn't just for Europeans anymore - the campaign appears to be expected to make it all the way to the United States among other countries.
After ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Sweden – Fighting Back Against the FRA Law
They are mad that the law was passed and they are not taking it anymore. Many who were vocal about the warrentless wiretapping law passing are now taking steps ...
Exclusive: The Pirate Bay Blasts FRA Law Passing
It has been a fast moving story with word early on yesterday that major protests were happening outside the Swedish Parliamentary buildings on the day of the vote ...
Big Brother Comes to Sweden – FRA Law Passed
Earlier today, we reported on the imminent vote on the FRA law that would grant sweeping new powers to the FRA to wiretap people in Sweden through phone ...
Swedish MPs to Vote on Wiretapping Law – Major Protests Planned
Today is the day that Sweden votes on mass wiretapping across the country and the opposition to the FRA law has only grown since first report. According ...
Swedish MP – FRA Suspected of Already Beginning Surveillance Program
Following a seemingly global trend towards total surveillance, according to Swedish MP Max Andersson, the FRA is suspected of starting up their surveillance program without parliamentary approval. The news ...
