Berlin on Wednesday opposed a legal settlement that would allow Google to digitise and sell millions of books online, arguing it violated international treaties on authors’ rights. Justice Minister Brigitte Zypries told the Handelsblatt business daily that she had filed a 25-page legal brief with a court in New York that must give the settlement…
Privacy law change forums to be held in Hong Kong
Two public forums have been scheduled to collect views on the proposals to amend the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance. The first will be held 7pm September 18 at the Youth Square Auditorium in Chai Wan. The second will be held at the same time October 30 at Tsuen Wan Town Hall. Both will be conducted in Cantonese but…
Eavesdropping on Internet
Imagine an invisible person is behind you watching all you do on the Internet, like searching, chatting and file downloading. Horrible as it may sound, this was what the National Intelligence Service allegedly did to a pro-unification civic group leader. As if that was not enough, the NIS agents wiretapped all communications in cyberspace, not…
Software lobby joins calls for filesharer disconnection
Anti piracy software lobby group the Business Software Alliance (BSA) has said that it backs disconnecting users who repeatedly engage in software piracy. The group said that the move was necessary because of the failure of other strategies. “Some anti-piracy content identification and filtering technologies may play a useful role in deterring piracy in some…