Stars and Stripes reports on the political hot-potato game the White House and Congress are playing when it comes to repealing “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” the controversial law that prohibits gay members of the military from discussing or even admitting their sexual orientation. And if you believe Senator Harry Reid, Congress apparently cannot figure out…
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118 800 may be facing new questions
The new 118 800 mobile phone directory service in the UK was supposed to go live last Thursday, but the company was delayed until Friday. Now The Daily Mail reports that the delayed launch may be an indication that the company is struggling with a new round of consumer backlash and legal questions from the…
Trial of Google executives set to start in Italy
What is almost certain to be a landmark court case on internet privacy and the liability of hosting sites starts tomorrow in an Italian court with Google executives as the defendants. The case began in 2006, when four boys in Turin verbally and physically harassed a classmate with Down’s Syndrome. The boy was so upset…
Internet surveillance laws in Canada
The Canadian government has been trying to modernize its surveillance and wiretapping laws for years now, to take into account the growth of cellphone and internet communications. Canada’s current telephone wiretap laws are more than 30 years old. Public Safety Minister Peter Van Loan said in June 2009 that the current legal framework was designed…