Alexander J. Martin reports: IPB Police have demanded to be given access to the whole of the public’s web-browsing history as part of the forthcoming Investigatory Powers Bill, due to be published in draft form next week. The government has been lobbied by senior police officers to include in its new surveillance legislation a requirement for…
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Tor just released Tor Messenger, now chat with full anonymity
Vijay Prabhu writes: The Tor Project has just released the beta version of Tor Messenger, a chat client that allows for anonymous, “off-the-record” chats based on Tor’s secure browsing system. The Tor instant messaging service is a beta release and took Tor Project developers more than a year to make, promises to create a more private, seamless,…
Gawker president: ‘More likely than not’ we’ll lose Hogan sex tape case
Peter Sterne reports: Gawker Media president and general counsel Heather Dietrick thinks that it is “more likely than not” that a jury will find in favor of professional wrestler Hulk Hogan — but also that they’ll award him significantly less than the $100 million he’s seeking. “It’s probably difficult to win the case entirely, outright,…
Extradition to proceed in Amanda Todd case
Diane Strandberg reports: An internet luring case against a Dutch citizen could still go ahead in Canada even though Dutch authorities are not pursuing charges related to the death of Port Coquitlam teen Amanda Todd. And Todd’s mother said it would be an international disgrace if the case involving her daughter — who killed herself…