Associated Press reports that France’s lower house of parliament approved a law that would cut off internet access for illegally downloading music and films. By one estimate, 1000 people per day could be knocked offline if the bill becomes law, which looks quite likely. Although the details have to be worked out and the upper…
Category: Laws
Two groups sue to block Arizona abortion laws
Casey Newton reports: Abortion-rights supporters filed lawsuits in state and federal court Monday, asking judges to block new Arizona laws that would restrict abortion access. In separate lawsuits, Planned Parenthood and the New York-based Center for Reproductive Rights challenged the enactment of House Bill 2564 and Senate Bill 1175. Attorneys for the groups asked judges…
Perils in the Privacy Cloud
An opinion piece by Leslie Harris of CDT appeared on ABC. Among Harris’s recommendations for updating existing privacy laws: A core principle of an updated privacy law is that personal information stored in the cloud should have the same protections as information stored on an individual’s computer. The government should be required to obtain a…
France to vote on new piracy bill
The BBC reports: The French National Assembly will vote on Tuesday to decide whether to allow the authorities to cut illegal downloaders off from the web. The hard-line policy has drawn worldwide attention as nations around the globe grapple with the issue of piracy. An earlier version of the bill was ruled unconstitutional and a…