Philip Willan reports: A trial is due to open in Rome Wednesday that pits a major antipiracy organization against Telecom Italia and the national Privacy Authority over who is responsible for policing the Internet. FAPAV, the Audiovisual Antipiracy Federation, backed by the Italian Authors and Publishers’ Society (SIAE), is suing Telecom Italia for damages for…
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UK: Dannii Minogue privacy complaint upheld
The press watchdog has upheld two complaints from X Factor judge Dannii Minogue against the Daily Mirror and Daily Record over invasion of privacy. The singer complained when the papers reported she was pregnant before her 12-week scan, which can establish the health of an unborn baby. […] The Daily Mirror and Daily Record had…
EFF Fights for Cell Phone Users’ Privacy in Thursday Hearing
Government Should Come Back With a Warrant If It Wants Location Information Philadelphia – The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) will be arguing this Thursday before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit in Philadelphia, urging the court to block a government attempt to seize telephone company records detailing a cell phone user’s past…
Pirate Movie Privacy Case Set For The Norwegian Supreme Court
enigmax blogs: Should copyright holders be allowed to get the identities of Internet users behind an IP-address for private prosecutions, or should that ability be left solely with the police? That’s the key question behind a pivotal hit movie camcorder case which is set to move amid an unusual amount of secrecy to Norway’s Supreme…