The names and bank details of up to 500,000 wealthy Britons holding money in offshore saving accounts will be passed to HM Revenue and Customs after the tax authority won an important court ruling yesterday. The Special Commissioners, the UK’s top tax court, ordered more than 300 UK and foreign banks to hand over details…
Woman sues ex-boyfriend over nude photos on Web
A Chicago woman says she was mortified when a high school friend said he had spotted nude photos of her on a Web site, according to a lawsuit filed Wednesday. The woman instantly suspected her ex-boyfriend, who had taken the photos but promised — even after their February 2006 breakup — that he would keep…
China will not enforce Green Dam porn filter plan
China said Thursday it will not force PC makers to bundle an Internet filtering program with computers sold in the country, backing down from a plan that stirred global controversy. China will “definitely not” require the program, called Green Dam, to be packaged with all consumer PCs, said Li Yizhong, China’s Minister of Industry and…
Government contracts with social media companies lack privacy terms
In response to an EPIC Freedom of Information Act Request, the Government Services Administration released several contracts between the federal government and web 2.0 companies, including agreements with Blip.tv, Blist, Google (YouTube), Yahoo (Flickr), and MySpace. EPIC also obtained amendments to agreements with Facebook, Slideshare.net, Vimeo.com, and AddThis.com. The contracts do not address the privacy…