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Activists Wring Four DMCA Concessions
News The US Library of Congress created on Tuesday four narrow exemptions to a controversial digital-piracy statute but was criticised by free-speech activists, who had hoped for more exceptions. As part of a regular process of reviewing the Digital...
[October 29, 2003, 9:30]
Vietnam Jails Online Activists
News Some cases involve emails to US-based activists reporting religious activism and farmer protests in Vietnam. Human rights group Amnesty International has slammed the Vietnamese government for jailing at least 10 people for online activitism, saying...
[November 28, 2003, 8:59]
Copyright Activists Let Off Steam In London
News A group of copyright activists took over Speakers' Corner in An informal group of copyright activists meet on a regular basis at the famous London landmark to voice their opinions. A number of other copyright activists spoke at the event, including...
[October 17, 2005, 14:00]
A Year Ago: British Cyber-activists Switch Tactics
News Having failed to bring the World Trade Organisation's (WTO) servers down, British cyber-activists 'the Electrohippies' have decided to resort to a good old-fashioned spam attack in their quest to harass the colossus of global capitalism.
[December 4, 2000, 6:04]
After The WTO Wash Out British Cyber-activists Switch Tactics
News Having failed to bring the World Trade Organisation's (WTO) servers down, British cyber-activists 'the Electrohippies' have decided to resort to a good old-fashioned spam attack in their quest to harass the colossus of global capitalism.
[December 3, 1999, 17:10]
Fur Trade Activists Planning DoS Attack
News It is practically impossible to bring to account hundreds of online activists who are strewn across the world. Fur trade protestors are planning to launch a denial-of-service (DoS) attack against the fur industry on Valentine's Day.
[January 25, 2005, 15:30]
Tech Activists Fight For Anti-copying Debate
News The activists, mostly from New Yorkers for Fair Use, interrupted Valenti with hoots and jeers from the back of the room until the former presidential aide offered them the chance to reply. About a dozen vocal tech activists in the audience...
[July 18, 2002, 8:50]
May Day Hysteria Unfounded, Say Activists
News Internet activists have spoken out today against misinformation they claim is being spread by IT security consultants about possible cyberthreats stemming from Tuesday's May Day protests. A newsletter from corporate security firm iDefense warns...
[April 30, 2001, 14:38]
Privacy Activists Call For Rules On RFID
News Privacy activists worry, however, that the unchecked use of RFID could end up trampling consumer privacy by allowing retailers to gather unprecedented amounts of information about activity in their stores and link it to customer information...
[August 19, 2003, 9:30]
Norway Piracy Case Brings Activists Hope
News Internet and technology activists are hoping the acquittal of Norwegian programmer Jon Johansen in a digital piracy case signals a change in attitudes about copyright in the digital age. Though the Johansen saga and the ElcomSoft case have no legal...
[January 9, 2003, 9:02]
Privacy Activists Demand Tesco Boycott Over RFID
Talkback We are with CASPIAN on this issue and will support the boycott. We fill that RFID taking over the bar code is a pandora box. James ZombieWire
[January 28, 2005, 14:38]
Activists Unveil Stealth Browser
Talkback Even though Torpark is a portable application, there are many people who might be interested in trying it out who are not comfortable with a "no install" installation. Thus, I have created a Torpark installer and a step-by-step guide for using it.
[September 26, 2006, 21:36]
ODF Summit Joins Open Source Activists
Talkback Again confusion of a format with programs. OpenDocument is a format. MS Office, OpenOffice, KWord, StarOffice are programs. Any vendor at all is technically and legally capable of implementing OpenDocument.
[November 10, 2005, 15:13]
Activists Fight AOL Email Fees
Talkback excellent news coverage all round! Congrtatulations.
[August 2, 2006, 12:34]
Privacy Activists Demand Tesco Boycott Over RFID
Talkback I've been boycotting Tesco for a long time. They were downright greedy in browbeating elected representatives into agreeing to unacceptable plans for their Beverley store. They have removed a hawthorn hedge which shielded two sides of their...
[February 23, 2006, 22:18]
Privacy Activists Demand Tesco Boycott Over RFID
Talkback I don't see what those who decide to shop at Tesco are so concerend about. Everyone knows that Tesco cuts corners, if you were really bothered about their practices why shop for meat there when you can support your local butcher.
[January 26, 2005, 14:41]
Copyright Activists Let Off Steam In London
Talkback The GPL is enforced by strict copyright. Is that evil?
[October 17, 2005, 16:38]
Patent Activists Protest In Brussels
Talkback The throwing out of this American style, corporate-happy legislation is good news for the IT industry and therefor for the economies of European countries in general. I suppose its bad news however for a select few large multi-national software...
[February 18, 2005, 13:59]
Privacy Activists Call For Rules On RFID
Talkback to whom, Does anyone know if there is a chip or some other device that allows me to trace the whereabouts of my domestic cat when it decides not to arrive home for a while? The cat is already microchipped but I'm thinking of a bleeper type of...
[September 9, 2003, 12:03]
Patent Activists Protest In Brussels
Talkback Before I became aware of the software patent issue in Europe, I was pro-european integration, and saw euro sceptics as small minded xenophobes. However, now having learnt that the European Council & Commission do not have listen to the...
[February 18, 2005, 14:31]
