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…
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ISP appeals verdict that closed Pirate Bay
Linus Larsson reports: Swedish ISP Black Internet has decided to appeal in the Stockholm district court the verdict that led to it closing file-sharing site The Pirate Bay’s data connection. “This is a very important question for all ISPs and we can’t just lay down,” said Victor Möller, CEO at Black Internet. At the end…
Former civil servant appointed as first Identity Commissioner
A watchdog has been appointed to monitor the Government’s National Identity Register, the database which will contain personal details of UK citizens and form the basis for any future ID cards. The appointment of former civil servant Sir Joseph Pilling as the first Identity Commissioner was confirmed by the Home Office today. His duties will…
UFO hacker Gary McKinnon to learn of Supreme Court appeal
Self-confessed hacker Gary McKinnon, who gained unauthorised access to multiple Pentagon computer systems, will learn this week whether an application for an appeal in his case will be heard by the Supreme Court, the new highest court in the UK. If the appeal goes ahead, then Infosecurity understands an extradition of McKinnon would be unlikely…