EU, US discuss data protection deal
US Attorney General Eric Holder (R) and US Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano © AFP Attila Kisbenedek AFP GODOLLO, Hungary (AFP) – EU and…
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US senators introduce online privacy ‘bill of rights’
Editor’s Note: Nice headline, but we don’t trust these two senators as far as we can throw them. Guaranteed the bill is flawed or full…
House votes to overturn ‘net neutrality’ rules
AFP WASHINGTON (AFP) – The US House of Representatives voted on Friday to overturn “net neutrality” rules aimed at ensuring an open Internet, setting the…
UK Government discusses blocking copyright infringing websites
Communications Minister Ed Vaizey has held talks behind closed doors with rights holders and ISPs about introducing web blocking for sites that breach copyright DHS…
Interpol chief calls for global electronic identity card system
INTERPOL Secretary General Ronald K. Noble Wikimedia/DOJ/image Help Net Security The head of INTERPOL has emphasized the need for a globally verifiable electronic identity card…
House Republicans Tee Up Resolution to Overturn Net Neutrality Rules
Congress/AFP image David Makarewicz, Contributing Writer Activist Post The next front in the war for Internet freedom is about to begin in Congress with a…
10 Reasons Obama is Just As Bad or Worse Than Bush
Activist Post George W. Bush was clearly a mentally-challenged puppet of the military/banking/oil elite. The policies put it in place at breakneck speed after 9/11…
US lawmakers to push for online piracy bill
“Blacklisting entire sites out of the domain name system” is a “reckless scheme that will undermine global Internet infrastructure and censor legitimate online speech,” it…
YouTube Accused of Censoring Controversial Content (with Video)
AFP/DDP File image David Makarewicz, Contributing Writer Activist Post Does YouTube make it too easy to censor a controversial video? Anthony Lawson, producer of videos…
No surveillance without oversight
Given the FBI’s record of fallibility – and without genuine safeguards for citizens – this $1bn biometrics project is alarming Biometrics/Wikimedia image Jay Stanley Guardian…
Copyright or Censorship? (Video)
Youtube – alawson911 It is my contention that spurious accusations of copyright infringement can be used to suppress videos that are not liked, in certain…
Righthaven’s Bad Month Ends With Mistakenly Filed Lawsuit
Electronic Frontier Foundation David Makarewicz, Contributing Writer Activist Post Righthaven has once again tripped over itself while attempting to use the courts to bully a…
Google, FTC reach Google Buzz privacy settlement
The US Federal Trade Commission announced it has reached a settlement with Google over privacy concerns with Google Buzz. © AFP/DDP/File AFP WASHINGTON (AFP) –…
Supporters of DHS Domain Name Seizures Undervalue Important Constitutional Protections
David Makarewicz, Contributing Writer Activist Post This site has been generally critical of recent United States policy toward copyright issues. We have expressed discomfort with…