Privacy & Intellectual Property
Awaiting the EU Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market
Academics question if proposed reforms will find the right balance between publishers, ISPs and internet aggregators.
Will Telcos Be Forced to Secure SS7?
There are ways to address the weaknesses of SS7 that permit eavesdropping. The challenge is finding anyone with sufficient motivation to pay for them.
Top EU Lawyer Thinks Cloud-Based Video Recording Is Legal
Maciej Szpunar of the CJEU advised that cloud-based TV recording is equivalent to using a video recorder in the home.
What Stops Telcos Being Champions of Privacy?
In the past, telcos had hardly any data about customers. How did they end up being portrayed as data hogs who are too willing to share their data with the authorities?
Are Canadian Telcos Abusing the Law to Fight Piracy?
Pirate TV may cause serious losses, but imprisoning a man after raiding his house will only turn the public against telcos.
French Supreme Court Makes ISPs Bear Cost of Blocking Injunctions
The court said telcos and browser providers should cover the cost of protecting copyright because they can afford to.
What Telcos Can Learn from Game of Thrones Piracy
A two-minute segment for Canadian TV news touches on so many issues and distortions that it provides a masterclass for how telcos misunderstand customers, and vice versa.
The EU Right of Communication to the Public… in a Chart
This diagram shows how Europe's highest court interprets the 'right of communication to the public'.
Canada Orders Google to De-Index Global Results
Canada's Supreme Court disagreed with Google about whether one country could impose a decision to remove search results even if that might break laws elsewhere.
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.
The Commsrisk Global Fraud Dashboard
Our Global Fraud Dashboard uses AI-powered search to collate, update and visualize data about scams and other network abuses from around the world. New charts are added each month. See it here.
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