Reporters Put Spotlight on BAE Surveillance Sales
Are Danish authorities risking their own country’s security by approving exports of surveillance and decryption systems?
On Reselling Digital Property
Is it legal to resell ebooks like paper books? Technological advances like blockchain may fill the gaps where legislators and courts struggle to make decisions.
Dish Network Fined $280mn for Telemarketing Calls
The judge considered the penalty justified because of ‘millions and millions’ of sales calls made to people on the USA’s National Do Not Call Registry.
Italian Court Finds YouTube Liable for Not Removing Unlicensed Content
The Turin Court of First Instance partly accepted Delta TV’s request for damages for copyright infringement.
Disclosing Exploits Will Protect Online Trade
The PATCH Act would be a step towards the US government protecting the safe transit of goods and services in cyberspace like it protects them on the high seas.
Leaked Regulation Shows UK Gov Will Force Telcos to Decrypt Comms for Real-Time Surveillance
The new regulation will require comms providers to create backdoors for encryption.
EU Court Rules Unlawful to Sell Streaming Boxes with Piracy Add-Ons
The Filmspeler decision has wide implications for the prevention of unauthorized streaming of copyright content.
Anti-ISP Hysteria Turns Privacy Into a Scam
An irrational hatred of ISPs is being mixed with more general fears about the loss of privacy to create a toxic brew exploited by VPN scammers.
Documentary Reveals Dark Side of Comms Spy Tech
Al Jazeera’s Investigative Unit used hidden cameras to record the criminal dealings of tech suppliers that sell IMSI-catchers and other tools that invade people’s privacy.
The Internet of Things Will Kill Privacy
Combine the views of respected experts with recent news about electronic spying and we are left with grim expectations for how the internet of things will affect privacy.