Video ID Matches: YouTube’s Anti-Piracy Tools
Posted by Simon Perry on 28 March 2008 | Tagged as: YouTube, Geographic, Licensing, Legal
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Facebook Harassment Charge Dismissed
Posted by Simon Perry on 28 March 2008 | Tagged as: Social software, UK, Legal
What is thought to be the first UK trail involving Facebook has ended in the dismissal of the case at Birmingham’s magistrates court.
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fipr: Phorm Web Monitoring Illegal?
Posted by Simon Perry on 19 March 2008 | Tagged as: Privacy, UK, Advertising, BT, Legal
Ask most people about their views on Phorm and you’ll either get a blank look or people turning purple with rage.
In brief: It’s a ’service’ that monitors all of your normal Web browsing, with the stated aim of providing personalised advertising to you. All of this monitoring is made possible under agreements with ISPs, including […]
Web Creator Speaks Out Against Phorm Net Tracking
Posted by Mike Slocombe on 17 March 2008 | Tagged as: Privacy, UK, Advertising, Legal
Sir Tim Berners-Lee voices opposition to net tracking technology
Ofcom Threaten O2 Over 3G
Posted by Simon Perry on 27 February 2008 | Tagged as: Ofcom (UK super-regulator), UK, 3G, Legal
Mobile operator O2 have attracted the attention of uber-regulator Ofcom, with accusations that O2 haven’t adhered to their 3G rollout obligations.
The ruck between the two of them has come to light as part of the 3G licence obligations that the five operators of 3G licences entered into when they won the 150 round auction back […]
Green Paper: Ban UK Illegal Downloaders
Posted by Mike Slocombe on 12 February 2008 | Tagged as: Business, UK, Legal
Controversial draft consultation looks to cut the Internet access of illegal file downloaders
Pirate Bay: Copyright Charges Faced By Its Operators: UPDATED
Posted by Simon Perry on 31 January 2008 | Tagged as: Legal
Charges of preparing and participating in copyright infringement have been filed against the four individuals who invested in and operate The Pirate Bay, a well known file sharing site based in Sweden.
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Plodcast: Hampshire Fuzz Launch Podcasts
Posted by Simon Perry on 21 January 2008 | Tagged as: Podcasting, UK, Legal
These are days you can turn around for podcasts, so each person who launches one has to find an angle. One that caught our eye today was from Hampshire police with their Plod-cast.
For our non-UK readers, The Plod, or PC Plod is a slang term referring to the police, with its origins lying with Mr […]
London Police Raids Reclaim Stolen Mobile Phones
Posted by Simon Perry on 4 January 2008 | Tagged as: Security, UK, Legal, Mobile, Cellular
The UK National Mobile Phone Crime Unit carried out a number of raids around London last month - under the grandly titled, Operation Prestige - seizing 324 stolen mobile phones and carried out 56 arrests.
The actions were take in Lambeth, Lewisham, Croydon, Brent, Newham, Southwark, Tower Hamlets and Camden. The police believed that many of […]
Opera Take A Double EU Pop At Internet Explorer
Posted by Simon Perry on 13 December 2007 | Tagged as: Business, Government, Europe, Web, Legal
Multi-platform Web browser company Opera have filed a complaint with the European Commission citing Microsoft’s Internet Explorer.
The approach is two pronged - abuse of Microsoft’s dominant position in tying its browser to the Windows operating system and, second, hindering interoperability by not following accepted Web standards.
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