From EFF: EFF will be attending PrivacyCamp SF on Friday May 7th after the end of the Web 2.0 Expo, and we hope you will join us. The topic of the day will be Privacy and Social Networks. This first annual PrivacyCamp in San Francisco will be a day-long user-generated “unconference” of engineers, privacy advocates,…
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Record Labels Can Seek Download Info From ISP’s
Anne Youderian reports: Major record labels have the right to know who’s illegally downloading their music, the 2nd Circuit ruled Thursday. The court said a computer user’s right to remain anonymous does not trump the labels’ right to enforce their copyrights. The alleged infringer, identified only as “Doe 3,” asked a federal magistrate judge to…
Belgium bans wearing of Islamic burqa in public, France set to follow
Belgium became Europe’s first country to vote for a ban on the full Islamic veil or burqa, sparking dismay today among Muslims and warnings of a dangerous precedent with France set to follow suit. The bill, which also drew fire from human rights group Amnesty International, will not enter force for weeks and may have…
Google, Apple Blasted as No-Shows at Children’s Online Privacy Hearing
Jenna Greene writes: Congressional hearings can be an uncomfortable experience for the participants. But at a hearing today on children’s online privacy by the Senate subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety and Insurance, the harshest words were reserved for those who were absent. Google Inc. and Apple Inc. both declined invitations to participate, though Facebook…