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Indefinite liability for online libel must end
EDITORIAL: The European Court of Human Rights missed an opportunity to kill an
absurd libel law this week. That law exposes online news archives around the
world to indefinite liability in British courts.
12/03/2009
BBC programme broke law with botnets, says lawyer
A BBC programme has broken the Computer Misuse Act by acquiring and using
software to control 22,000 computers, creating a botnet capable of bringing down
websites. A technology law specialist has said that the activity is illegal.
12/03/2009
Google launches behaviour-tracking ad system
Google has launched a behavioural advertising system which will track users'
online activity to display to them adverts it thinks will be more relevant to
them. The company said users will be alerted to the activity through labels on
ads.
11/03/2009
Database infringements depend on taking, not usage, of data
The European Union's Database Directive is infringed when data is taken out of
someone else's database regardless of what they intend using the information
for, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has said.
11/03/2009
ICANN postpones limitless domain plan
A plan to create a limitless supply of new internet domains has been postponed
so that the concerns of major brand holders can be taken into account. Brand
holders have objected to the costs they will incur in defending their names.
10/03/2009
Data sharing u-turn is response to public outcry, says Government
The Government has shelved plans to allow Government departments to share
citizens' personal information with each other and with the private sector. A
Ministry of Justice spokesman said that the u-turn was a response to criticism
of the plan.
09/03/2009
OUT-LAW Radio: Whatever happened to digital signatures?
12/03/2009: We wonder why the most complex and secure kinds of electronic signatures never really took off
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