The trial of four Google executives has begun in Milan with an engineer from the search giant giving evidence. The executives are accused of breaking Italian law in allowing a video of a teenager with Down’s Syndrome to be posted online. The case, subject to lengthy delays, could have major ramifications for content providers around…
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UK: Council apology over bins snooping
A council which took part in a project involving residents’ bins being searched has apologised for not letting people know in advance. The Evening Telegraph exclusively reported last week that an army of bin snoopers was out and about examining the contents to see what is filling landfill sites. Corby, Kettering and Wellingborough councils authorised…
B.C. identity theft victims say they can’t get justice
Kathy Tomlinson reports: Two B.C. people who are victims of identity theft are speaking out in frustration with the justice system. Mark Gorst and Shannon Werry have ample evidence indicating who the thief is, but even so, RCMP have told them charges won’t be laid. “It’s frustrating … and there is a lot of anger,”…
NA: NC Passed Spy Bill ‘Deliberately’
Staff members of the National Council have told The Namibian that the passing of the Communications Bill by the council was “deliberate” and not because of an administrative slip-up, as reported on Friday. The latest development has thrown the much-publicised piece of legislation into yet another controversy. […] When the bill was referred to them,…