Declan McCullagh reports: The FBI is pressing Internet service providers to record which Web sites customers visit and retain those logs for two years, a requirement that law enforcement believes could help it in investigations of child pornography and other serious crimes. FBI Director Robert Mueller supports storing Internet users’ “origin and destination information,” a…
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DOJ not pleased with latest Google Book agreement
Elinor Mills reports: Although the amended settlement agreement for Google’s Book Search addressed some concerns the U.S. Justice Department had, it still could give the company anticompetitive advantages in the digital book marketplace, the agency said on Thursday. The Department of Justice advised the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York that…
Privacy advocates concerned about any Google-NSA collaboration
Yesterday, Ellen Nakashima of The Washington Post reported that: The world’s largest Internet search company and the world’s most powerful electronic surveillance organization are teaming up in the name of cybersecurity. Under an agreement that is still being finalized, the National Security Agency would help Google analyze a major corporate espionage attack that the firm…
AU: Film industry loses landmark piracy case
Andrew Ramadge reports: Internet service provider iiNet has won a major legal battle over whether it should be held responsible for its customers downloading content illegally. The case, against the Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft, could have had major implications for the way internet providers police their users. If AFACT had won, providers would likely…