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Internet copyright law signed - The Irish Times - Wed, Feb 29, 2012 - 0 views

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  • Minister of State for Research and Innovation Seán Sherlock said the statutory instrument was necessary “to ensure compliance with our obligations under EU law
  • Any remedy would also have to respect the rights of an ISP’s customers to protection of personal data and freedom to receive and impart information, he said.
  • SPs and rights holders would now be “stuck in court battles while the policymaking process decides the rule of the game”, Mr Ryan said.
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Over 3 years later, "deleted" Facebook photos are still online - 2 views

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  • "did not always delete images from content delivery networks in a reasonable period of time even though they were immediately removed from the site,
  • In the meantime, photos that users thought they "deleted" from the social network months or even years ago remain accessible via direct link.
  • "working with our content delivery network (CDN) partner to significantly reduce the amount of time that backup copies persist."
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  • but said the company is working on a new system that will delete the photos in a mere month and a half
  • Morten Nielsen on 08 Feb 12
     
    I find, in this scenario, Facebook's behaviour immoral. They have known of this problem for three years, and they have yet to produce any progress. Facebook does not seem to respect one's stance on these things. If you wish the picture deleted, then it should be deleted.
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Feds: We obtained MegaUpload conversations with search warrant | Media Maverick - CNET ... - 2 views

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  • there are hints that the FBI managed to place government-issued spyware on the defendants' computers.
  • The FBI cites alleged conversations between DotCom and his top lieutenants, including e-mail and Skype instant-messaging logs. Some of the records go back nearly five years,
  • Sources told CNET yesterday that Skype, the Internet phone service now owned by Microsoft, was not asked by the feds to turn over information and was not served with legal process.
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  • Ira Rothken, MegaUpload's attorney, declined to comment yesterday about how his client's internal documents were obtained by the government, but said the government's "allegations are flimsy under the law."
  • On January 19, New Zealand police raided the home of DotCom in a rural area outside of Auckland. The U.S. government is seeking to extradite DotCom; a local judge denied bail and an extradition hearing is scheduled for February 22.
  • Morten Nielsen on 02 Feb 12
     
    The concern is privacy.Apparently the FBI was able to acquire Kim DotCom's messages with other MegaUpload employers by means of spyware, which could access skype conversations stored on a local host. Even though the FBI had a warrant to search for information, this is still rather disconcerting. This software can easily be misused. The software is called CIPAV and it stands for Computer and Internet Protocol Address Verifier. This software is able to send "network-level messages" containing the target computer's IP address, Ethernet MAC address, environment variables, the last-visited Web site, and other registry-type information including the name of the registered owner of the computer and the operating system's serial number. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-10222294-38.html
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European draft data law announced: What you need to know | ZDNet - 3 views

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  • Right to be forgotten
  • will in effect allow European users to wipe their online slate clean. It will allow users to have their photos, details, and other data removed from websites, social networks, and search engines.
  • Regulation will dictate that a data breach or loss should be reported “if feasible, within 24 hours” of it occurring.
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  • The draft rules dictate that serious violations, such as processing sensitive data without the individual’s consent, can be punished by a fine up to €1 million ($1.3 million), or even up to 2 percent of their global annual turnover.
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Google search changes are bad for the internet, says Twitter | Technology | guardian.co.uk - 1 views

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  • Google has angered Twitter and faces accusations of "warping" its search results and breaking antitrust rules by boosting posts from its Google+ social network in its standard search results.
  • because they will see fewer results from outside it when they search for information
  • "We're transforming Google into a search engine that understands not only content, but also people and relationships.
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  • The Guardian's own tests on google.com when not signed in to any Google account found that links to people in Google+ appeared prominently in suggested searches,
  • If Google extends the promotion of Google+ results to European countries where it has a greater share of search, and also if it extends it to results on Android phones, then it may face more urgent calls for antitrust investigation.
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BBC News - Valve's online game service Steam hit by hackers - 3 views

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  • The attackers used login details from the forum hack to access a database that held ID and credit card data
  • The initial investigation showed that the attackers gained access to a Steam database that held "user names, hashed and salted passwords, game purchases, email addresses, billing addresses and encrypted credit card information".
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Lines Are Drawn on Legislation Against Internet Piracy - NYTimes.com - 2 views

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  • “It’s really robbery — it’s theft —
  • Those goods include not just movies shot surreptitiously in a theater with a jiggly hand-held video camera, the companies argue, but dangerously flawed pharmaceuticals, faulty brake pads and defective smoke alarms, to name a few categories of illegally copied goods.
  • “Unfortunately,” Mr. Erickson said, “the amendment also creates new problems in other places and fails to correct some of the original concerns we have raised since the start of the debate.
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  • “That’s because they’ve made large profits by promoting rogue sites to U.S. consumers,” Mr. Smith said in a statement.
  • Now, however, two bills, broadly supported on both sides of the political aisle, aim to cut off the oxygen for foreign pirate sites by taking aim at American search engines like Google and Yahoo, payment processors like PayPal and ad servers that allow the pirates to function.
  • at least 15 lobbying firms to fight the bills
  • Naturally the howls of protest have been loud and lavishly financed, not only from Silicon Valley companies but also from public-interest groups, free-speech advocates and even venture capital investors
  • while setting a bad example of American censorship.
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NaviNet Gives Doctors New Collaboration Tools on iPhone, Android - Health Care IT - New... - 0 views

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  • By reading through clinical data using Mobile Connect, doctors will be able to avoid medical errors, such as overprescribing medication, and reduce hospitalization
  • "We think the savings that will occur because of decreased ER visits, decreased hospitalization and better medication compliance will pay for it in the long run," Feldstein explained.
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Pirate party snatches seats in Berlin state election | World news | The Guardian - 0 views

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  • Irreverent campaign that initially focused on filesharing, data protection and censorship draws 8.5% of vote, exit polls indicate
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China calls for crackdown on 'toxic' internet rumours | World news | The Guardian - 3 views

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  • "Concocting rumours is itself a social malady, and the spread of rumours across the internet presents a massive social threat," Xinhua said.
  • China has a vast and complex censorship system, but microblogs have played an increasing role in spreading news, developing public debate and uncovering scandals.
  • "The rapid advance of this flood [of internet users] has also brought 'mud and sand' - the spread of rumours - and to nurture a healthy internet, we must thoroughly eradicate the soil in which rumours grow,"
  • Morten Nielsen on 01 Sep 11
     
    Thank you. Brilliant website that one. Was quite amused about the fact you can enter capitalism.org in China. I would've thought they banned that one. : )
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