Privacy & Intellectual Property
Don’t Panic: Report About Networks ‘Going Dark’
FBI bosses use the phrase 'going dark' to explain why they worry about encrypted comms. This Harvard report argues there will be a change in the pattern of light and dark, but no simple trend.
UK Judge Rules 8-Sec Clip Infringes Copyright
A mammoth legal decision about short clips from cricket matches sided with broadcasters, protecting them from web services and phone apps that are used to make and share video clips.
Free WiFi Providers Not Liable for Piracy by Users
Should free WiFi providers enjoy the same legal protections as telcos? That was the common sense opinion of Advocate General Szpunar of the EU Court of Justice.
Data Privacy: We Must Police Ourselves
Departments like Revenue Assurance manage risks by analysing data, but handling data is risky in itself. We must protect everyone, including customers, by policing how we use data.
EU-US Privacy Shield: New Name, Same Crap
When it comes to transferring personal data to the USA, the chief goal of the European Commission is to deceive Europeans about the implausibility of imposing EU data protection law.
Animated GIFs and Copyright Infringement
Social networks encourage people to share animated GIFs, which are usually clips from films and TV shows. Will this copyright infringement create problems for ISPs?
Ancillary Rights for News Content: The State of Play in Europe
Would ancillary rights protect online news providers, or hurt them? Google opposes them, but who really wants them?
Privacy of a Message, Privacy of a Medium
A recent legal case clarifies that relying on practical common sense is a better way to protect privacy than fighting over the interpretation of the law.
Why You Are Wrong about Copyright
If you do not want to read this article because you think intellectual property rights are not relevant to your job, then you should, because they are.
Site for Sore Eyes: Economics of Domain Names
An amusing insight into why the importance and value of domain names may be falling for everyone except those with the biggest internet brands.
Euro Commission Issues Copyright Proposals
The Commission has put forward concrete proposals to counter geoblocking, but is still pondering variations on the 'link tax'.
Comms without Content Is Nothing
Apart from a few notable exceptions, the retail telecoms sector is ignoring the greatest strategic risk it faces.
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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