The UK's Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre was at the leading edge of an international investigation co-ordinated by Europol which has identified as many as 70,000 users of the "boylover.net" website run from servers in t...
Internet: US pressure group tries to stifle internet privacy legislation
A US pressure group, NetChoice, says that it "protects Internet commerce-driven competition and battles rules that hinder consumer choice and hurt small businesses." Actually, it wants to prevent consumers having control over the data...
Internet: EU issues warnings over cookies
The EU's 'cyber security' Agency ENISA has published a paper on the security and privacy concerns regarding new types of online 'cookies" especially raising concerns over persistent and tracking cookies.
Internet: Malaysian plaintiff seeks declaration as to where internet publishers do business
The owners of an Indian restaurant in an East Malaysia city is suing a blogger who posted a negative review - and has joined Google arguing that Google is part of the distribution / publishing chain.
Internet: Verizon appeals FCC "Net Neutrality" order
Verizon Communications yesterday (20 January 2010) filed an appeal in the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, challenging the Federal Communications Commission's Report and Order on rules dealing with the issue o...
The UK has been diving down a path of restricting free speech for the past decade. But two recent examples bring the harsh reality of a potential...
Internet: US start-up plans to aid consumers in securing "best price" after purchases
Many retail outlets offer a price-match guarantee. A US startup, nosaleisfinal.com, aims to make the process of checking price-match data as easy...
InfoTech: WIPO gives clear decision on "typosquatting"
In an action brought by the owners of the trademark "Naughty America," WIPO has ordered the transfer to the company of nine domains whi...
Internet: on-line gambling enters HK as charges brought against gamblers
As successful Facebook gambling game Texas Holden by Zygna is launched in Chinese to target players in Hong Kong and Taiwan, Hong Kong is prosecu...
Internet: Too much of a good thing
Twitter has broken as capacity problems hit it again.
