Andy Maxwell writes: June 2022 marked the end of a legal battle that despite modest roots, went on to become one of the most interesting copyright cases in recent years. After paying just $47, a shadowy business entity hoped to obtain a DMCA subpoena that would compel Twitter to hand over the personal details of…
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S.T.O.P. Condemns ESRB’s Gaming Facial Recognition Plans
(New York, NY, 7/26/2023) – Today, the Surveillance Technology Oversight Project (S.T.O.P.), a New York-based privacy and civil rights group, condemned the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) proposal to use facial recognition to surveil gamers’ ages. The proposal was made in a filing to the Federal Trade Commission, detailing software that would use gamers’ photos to…
Putin Outlaws Anonymity: Identity Verification For Online Services, VPN Bypass Advice a Crime
Andy Maxwell writes: […] Registering on Russian internet platforms using foreign email systems such as Gmail or Apple will soon be prohibited. That’s just a prelude to further restrictions coming into force in the weeks before Christmas 2023. No Anonymity, No Privacy Starting December, Russian online platforms will be required by law to verify the…
Facebook to unmask anonymous Dutch user accused of repeated defamatory posts
Ashley Belanger reports: Starting today, Facebook users may feel a little less safe posting anonymously. The Court of the Hague in The Netherlands ruled that Meta Ireland must unmask an anonymous user accused of defaming the claimant, a male Facebook user who allegedly manipulated and made secret recordings of women he dated. The anonymous Facebook user posted…