Catching up with the ‘internet pimps’ – BBC News

Posted November 13th, 2008 in internet, news, trafficking in human beings by sally

“Nine people from Thailand have been jailed for up to two-and-a-half-years for their part in exploiting women who were advertised in ‘online brothels’. They are thought to have made millions of pounds from women trafficked from Asia to the UK for use in the sex trade.”

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BBC News, 12th November 2008

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Data retention laws: what they mean for ISPs – OUT-LAW.com

Posted November 12th, 2008 in data protection, internet, investigatory powers, news by sally

“This guide is based on UK law. It was last updated in October 2008.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 11th November 2008

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Hustinx: nameless data can still be personal – OUT-LAW.com

Posted November 6th, 2008 in data protection, internet, news, privacy by sally

“A person does not have to be identifiable by name for details of their computer usage to be protected by data protection laws, a senior European privacy watchdog has warned.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 6th November 2008

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Count page views, not site visits, when suing for internet libel – OUT-LAW.com

Posted November 5th, 2008 in defamation, internet, news by sally

“Courts cannot assume that online material has been read without some evidence in libel cases, a court has ruled. The court cannot simply infer from statistics on website visits that certain people have read a particular article, it said.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 4th November 2008

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Virgin Atlantic sacks 13 over Facebook comments – OUT-LAW.com

Posted November 5th, 2008 in employment, internet, news by sally

“Virgin Atlantic has dismissed 13 staff because of comments they made on social networking site Facebook. The staff, all cabin crew, broke the company’s policies, the airline said.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 4th November 2008

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Suspected Holocaust denier Dr Gerald Toben wins extradition fight –

Posted October 30th, 2008 in extradition, genocide, inciting racial hatred, internet, news by sally

“Suspected Holocaust denier Dr Gerald Toben has won his fight against extradition to Germany where he is wanted for allegedly publishing anti-Semitic material on his website.”

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Daily Telegraph, 30th October 2008

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Privacy watchdog calls Home Office plans threat to British way of life – OUT-LAW.com

Posted October 27th, 2008 in internet, news, privacy, telecommunications by sally

“The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has said that a single database of phone and internet usage records would undermine the ‘British way of life’. The privacy watchdog has said that it will scrutinise Government plans for storing that information.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 24th October 2008

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Online rogue ticketers should be tackled – Daily Telegraph

Posted October 27th, 2008 in consumer protection, internet, news, sale of goods by sally

“Last week, a website called Paperticket became the latest in a list of sites to be shut down after complaints from consumers who had paid for tickets for gigs such as The Killers and Barry Manilow but had not received them.”

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Daily Telegraph, 27th October 2008

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Man sued for libel over comments on eBay – Daily Telegraph

Posted October 24th, 2008 in defamation, internet, news by sally

“A man is being threatened with a libel action after posting critical comments on the internet about an eBay user who sold him a mobile phone.”

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Daily Telegraph, 23rd October 2008

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Man who ‘fantasised about the murder and rape of Girls Aloud’ to appear in court – Daily Telegraph

Posted October 22nd, 2008 in internet, news, obscenity by sally

“A civil servant will appear in court today after writing a blog in which he allegedly fantasised about the rape, torture and murder of the pop band Girls Aloud.”

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Daily Telegraph, 22nd October 2008

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Prosecutor’s security state fears – BBC News

Posted October 21st, 2008 in internet, investigatory powers, news, telecommunications by sally

“The outgoing chief prosecutor for England and Wales has warned against a security state amid fear of terrorism.”

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BBC News, 20th October 2008

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Home Office in revolt at Smith’s plan for ‘Big Brother’ database – The Independent

Posted October 21st, 2008 in internet, investigatory powers, news, telecommunications by sally

“Senior Home Office officials have expressed concern about the Government’s controversial plans to set up a new ‘Big Brother’ national database, according to a leaked memo.”

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The Independent, 20th October 2008

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Children’s websites should stop marketing junk food to children, says watchdog – Sunday Telegraph

Posted October 20th, 2008 in advertising, children, internet, news by sally

“Children’s websites should be reclassified as adverts to stop junk food and toy companies aggressively marketing their products to young people, according to a leading consumer watchdog.”

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Sunday Telegraph, 19th October 2008

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Ofcom to have wider remit with more online powers, says David Currie – The Guardian

Posted October 16th, 2008 in internet, news, telecommunications by sally

“Outgoing Ofcom chairman David Currie has said that his successor should expect the communications regulator to have an expanded remit with responsibility for stricter control over internet content.”

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The Guardian, 16th October 2008

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Security services want personal data from sites like Facebook – The Guardian

Posted October 15th, 2008 in internet, investigatory powers, news by sally

“The government is drawing up plans to give the police and security and intelligence agencies new powers to access personal data held by internet services, including social network sites such as Facebook and Bebo and gaming networks.”

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The Guardian, 15th October 2008

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Exclusive: Storm over Big Brother database – The Indpendent

Posted October 15th, 2008 in data protection, internet, news, privacy, telecommunications, terrorism by sally

“Early plans to create a giant ‘Big Brother’ database holding information about every phone call, email and internet visit made in the UK were last night condemned by the Government’s own terrorism watchdog.”

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The Independent, 15th October 2008

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Home Office preps fudgetastic ISP data rules – The Register

Posted October 14th, 2008 in data protection, internet, news by sally

“A Home Office official has baffled ISPs by telling them new laws will on paper require them all to retain data, but in practice some probably won’t be forced to because it could cost the government too much money.”

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The Register, 13th October 2008

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Music fans back legal downloads – BBC News

Posted October 13th, 2008 in copyright, internet, news by sally

“Music pirates can be deterred by warnings from their internet service provider (ISP), suggests a survey.”

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BBC News, 12th October 2008

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Online complaints plan on hold – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted October 10th, 2008 in complaints, internet, news, solicitors by sally

“Controversial plans to publish complaints against solicitors online have been shelved. In a long-awaited decision, the Legal Complaints Service (LCS) this week said it still favours the idea – but passed responsibility for any scheme to its successor body, which comes into being in 2010.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 8th October 2008

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

The Obscene Publications Act rides again – The Register

Posted October 7th, 2008 in internet, news, obscenity by sally

“The legal world is buzzing at the announcement last week of the prosecution of 35-year-old civil servant Darryn Walker for the online publication of material that Police and Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) believe to be obscene.”

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The Register, 6th October 2008

Source: www.theregister.co.uk