Privacy & Intellectual Property
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.
Telstra Tech Secrets Made Public by Legal Fight Despite Risk of Cyber ‘Miscreants’
The Aussie telco's sloppy handling of patent information led the court to dismiss the application to keep it from the public.
6 UK ISPs Ordered to ‘Live Block’ Pirate Football Internet Streaming TV
The English Premier League won the right to tell BT, EE, Plusnet, Sky, TalkTalk and Virgin to block specific servers during matches.
A Fake Identity for a Phony Telecom Software Firm
A businessman calling himself Aaron Jacobson wanted to promote his telecoms software on Commsrisk. Some research confirmed his identity is a sham.
Anti-Piracy Emails Will Fail, Says New Survey
A survey of British internet users finds that 72 percent believe copyright piracy warning notices will be ignored.
Court Says Warrants Apply to Data Held Outside USA
A Pennsylvania judge ruled that Google must provide data stipulated in a warrant because the 'search' would occur in the USA, even if the data was stored elsewhere.
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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