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ISPs ask government to protect them from 'policing' role

The government must defend the status of ISPs as 'mere conduits' for the content on their networks or face the stifling of innovation and free speech, a trade group has warned Read more

22 July, 2010 by David Meyer

Viacom moves to appeal YouTube copyright decision

...presented to a jury, after Stanton ruled that YouTube was protected under safe-harbour provisions of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act that place the responsibility... Read more

12 August, 2010 by Tom Krazit

It's 1 am - do you know where your data is?

...and EU data protection and privacy rules don't apply, and the Safe Harbour provisions turn out to be neither safe nor a haven. A... Read more

13 July, 2011

EU looks to service providers for copyright enforcement

...Commission added, while stressing that the approach did not mean changing the safe harbour provisions of the e-Commerce Directive, which broadly protect service providers... Read more

25 May, 2011 by David Meyer

Chromebooks for business: more details

If you've read what Google's Rajen Sheth had to say about Chromebooks for business, you may be interested in some extra... Read more

24 May, 2011

Google loses autocomplete defamation case in Italy

...its bid to claim the protection of the E-Commerce Directive's safe harbour provisions, which partly shields hosting and ISPs from liability for content... Read more

5 April, 2011 by David Meyer

Cloud computing: What you should and shouldn't be worried about

...stored on is made unavailable. Another issue to be aware of is safe harbour agreements in which two countries - or a company and a country... Read more

3 February, 2011 by Tim Ferguson

Verizon Business: UK cloud service due mid-2011

...said. "If you're a company, some have issues with things like safe harbour or the Patriot Act, so they feel much more comfortable with... Read more

14 October, 2010 by Jack Clark

Google wins in Viacom's YouTube copyright case

...search company. "The court has decided that YouTube is protected by the safe harbour of the Digital Millenium Copyright Act (DMCA) against claims of copyright... Read more

24 June, 2010 by Greg Sandoval

Cloud security: Are fears just vapour?

...that have arrangements with the EU, such as the US with its safe harbour agreement. With cloud providers generally backing up customer data to two... Read more

28 January, 2011 by Tim Ferguson
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Accident by Danielle Steel 3.0.1

...many international bestsellers include Toxic Bachelors, Miracle, ImPossible, Echoes, Second Chance, Ransom, Safe Harbour, and other highly acclaimed novels. She is also the author of... Read more

25 August, 2010

Data protection laws still face uphill battle

...The US government used its position paper to praise the US-EU Safe Harbour framework, which allows transfer of personal data to businesses in non... Read more

19 May, 2003 by Matthew Broersma

EU creates loophole for personal data transfers

...court, or an unlimited fine in a crown court. A so-called Safe Harbour agreement came into effect last summer, which was designed to regulate... Read more

24 January, 2002 by Wendy McAuliffe

Europe takes a front seat in Net rulemaking

...sale of customer information to marketers unless the company qualifies for a "safe harbour" exception -- a rule that could have major ripple effects for Salesforce... Read more

16 January, 2002 by John Borland

EC approves data flow with Canada

...court, or an unlimited fine in a crown court. A so-called Safe Harbour agreement came into effect last summer, which was designed to regulate... Read more

9 January, 2002 by Wendy McAuliffe

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