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Amnesty: ISPs must protect free speech
News The human rights group Amnesty International has called on internet service providers to do more to protect free speech online. Hancock also criticised "companies like Google, Microsoft and Yahoo [that] continue to do the bidding of the Chinese...
[February 19, 2007, 12:15]
Australian site told to remove racial content
News In an Australian first, the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission has ordered a South Australian publication to remove racially offensive material from its Web site. In public discourse there is a need to balance rights and responsibilities...
[October 10, 2000, 9:14]
Under-skin ID tags generate concerns
Talkback the entire idea is compoletley sick.how coulld human rights be broken so badly within the law? i would like to know some things, so if someone could email me i would be gratefull.when it would be put in place?
[April 6, 2005, 9:51]
US cyber spies want more rights to snoop on foreigners
Talkback How could bloody - sorry, god-damned - foreigners have the same human rights as US citizens? All the human values that were won in the last century through two horrendous wars are being thrown away in this century, which is only 6 years old!
[July 28, 2006, 21:30]
Nasa hacker gets temporary reprieve
News His final recourse now would be the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) agreeing to hear his appeal. The presidents of the European Court Human Rights have granted interim relief to Gary McKinnon for a period of two weeks until 28 August, 2008...
[August 12, 2008, 13:22]
Cracking a walnut with a sledge hammer
Talkback Apart from the infringement of human rights and invasion of privacy, this wonderful sounding idea will, if it is IT successful, result in a massive expenditure of taxpayers funds on the infrastructure and the wages of hundreds if not thousands of...
[January 30, 2007, 7:21]
International surveillance plan slammed
News Human rights organisations from Europe, North America, Australia and Asia have sent an open letter to the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) railing against plans to create an international "identity register" that would force the...
[April 2, 2004, 15:50]
Saudis admit to locking up blogger
Blog Comment Whilst recognising and condemning the Saudi's human rights' violations, It usually helps to write balanced articles that don't insinuate ridiculous things. How can you follow up "violence against women.discrimination and abuse", with ".people were...
[January 4, 2008, 17:26]
Saudis admit to locking up blogger
Blog Comment I just have to laugh at the irony of it all.censoring me in a post about human rights and saudi censorship. This hypocrisy is not new to me, I just wonder if you can see it.
[January 5, 2008, 10:57]
Civil liberties groups unite for RFID protest
News Human rights organisations from Europe, North America, Australia and Asia have sent an open letter to the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) railing against plans to create an international 'identity register' that would force the...
[March 31, 2004, 11:15]
NASA hacker ready for a long battle
News McKinnon is prepared to go as far as the European Court of Human Rights if necessary. Waiting for the decision on his extradition hearing, expected on 10 May, Gary McKinnon has steeled himself for the possibility that the suspense may last much...
[May 2, 2006, 12:45]
Snooping laws may be illegal
News Regulations being introduced in the UK and other European Union member states that allow a wide range of government bodies to access communications data may violate EU human rights law, according to a British privacy group.
[October 17, 2003, 10:05]
Cyber-snooping Bill through House of Commons
News In a heated exchange, Tory and Liberals struck out at the human rights implications, as well as the workability and potential cost of the RIP Bill in the House. This was backed up by the liberals who branded the Bill "a ridiculous effort and a...
[May 9, 2000, 17:03]
UK police chief: Shut down 'abhorrent' Web sites
Talkback excerpt form the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights Article 19. Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and...
[February 25, 2004, 15:08]
Cybercrime treaty may conflict with UN declaration
News He is also expected to call for increased consultation with human rights organisations. Governments] should cooperate to respect fundamental human rights such as freedom of expression and privacy and should encourage rather than limit the peoples...
[December 12, 2000, 13:30]
Anti-terror blitz hits privacy worldwide
News It was released by human rights group Privacy International and the Electronic Privacy Information Center. EPIC plans to release the report, titled Privacy and Human Rights: An International Survey of Privacy Law and Practice, at an event at 7 a.m.
[September 3, 2002, 15:15]
Government snooping will hurt e-commerce
News Fears about online privacy will reduce the UK's spending on e-commerce by £4.6bn over the next five years, say human rights advocates. People will use the Internet with more neurosis, if they think they are being snooped on," said Simon Davies...
[September 28, 2001, 9:27]
Report: Some gov't databases almost certainly illegal
News Speaking to ZDNet UK on Friday, Anderson said 11 of the databases that are currently used or in the process of being developed by the government may contravene the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR).
[March 23, 2009, 11:12]
China: Revenue opportunities and the Internet death penalty
Talkback Compare China and USA's human rights records. Include violations beyond each nation's borders. America is a blood-thirsty monster compared to China. Besides, you kind of missed the point. These tech companies breaking into the Chinese market...
[August 7, 2004, 4:10]
Government witholds ID card legal advice
News The government has refused to release legal advice given to cabinet ministers on whether the bill to introduce ID cards contravenes human rights legislation, it emerged on Monday. Details of a decision to keep the advice secret were revealed ahead...
[December 20, 2004, 14:40]
