Ernesto writes: Following a lengthy legal procedure the Court of Bergamo has once again ruled that Italian ISPs have to censor their networks and prevent customer access to The Pirate Bay. Millions of Italian Internet users will be denied access to the popular torrent site in an attempt to prevent copyright infringement. […] Pirate Bay…
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Facebook Hit With More Privacy Lawsuits In The Wake Of Changing Users’ Settings
Wendy Davis writes: Facebook has been hit with two new potential class-action lawsuits stemming from recent revisions to its privacy settings. The cases, filed in federal district court in San Jose, Calif. on behalf of nine Facebook users, allege that the new settings decreased users’ privacy and “resulted in wider access to personal information that…
Norway court rejects industry bid to block The Pirate Bay
AFP reports: A Norwegian court has rejected a record industry appeal against telecoms operator Telenor for refusing to block access to popular file sharing website The Pirate Bay, a plaintiff said Wednesday. The Oslo court of appeal said that it is not currently possible, under Norwegian law, for a judge to order an Internet service…
Appeals Court Backs EFF Push for Telecom Lobbying Documents Disclosure
The Electronic Frontier Foundation provides this press release following yesterday’s ruling by the Ninth Circuit: Today a federal appeals court rejected a government claim of “lobbyist privacy” to hide the identities of individuals who pressured Congress to grant immunity to telecommunications companies that participated in the government’s warrantless electronic surveillance of millions of ordinary Americans….