DutchNews.nl reports: Telecoms watchdog Opta has fined sms company SD&P a total €550,000 for sending spam text messages to mobile phone users, the Financieele Dagblad reports. The company signed up customers by saying they could win a prize by registering their mobile phone number. In reality, they signed up for an expensive text service costing…
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CCLA to Intervene to Protect Political Speech and Internet Anonymity
From the Canadian Civil Liberties Association: On January 13, 2010, CCLA will intervene in a motion in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice to ensure that freedom of speech on the Internet is given broad protection. The motion, brought by the former mayor of the municipality of Aurora, seeks information that would reveal identifying information about…
Canada-U.S. summit on perimeter security delayed
The Canadian Press reports: A highly touted meeting between Stephen Harper and Barack Obama on a perimeter security pact has been pushed back as Canada and the United States wrestle with the difficulties of making the complex arrangement a reality. Insiders say the signing summit is now expected no earlier than February and possibly as…
WikiLeaks Twitter spying may break EU privacy law
The Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE) will today pose an oral question to the European Commission, seeking clarification from the US on a subpoena demanding the micro-blogging site hand over users’ account details. ALDE members want to know why US investigators demanded the information when they hadn’t yet provided evidence that any crime…