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Super-Asbos planned for cybercriminals
News It would enable civil courts to impose the orders on individuals, even if they had not been convicted of a crime. In a civil court, hearsay is admissible evidence, and the burden of proof is lighter than criminal courts.
[July 18, 2006, 14:00]
Civil rights group slams Cyber Patrol tactics
News The civil-rights group's charges stem not from the Mattel lawsuit accusing two international hackers of violating the copyright agreement of its Cyber Patrol software, but with the tactics of Mattel's lawyers in pursuing a temporary restraining...
[March 27, 2000, 9:41]
'DMCA on steroids' heads for Euro Parliament
News A proposed European Union law strengthening law-enforcement capabilities against intellectual-property violations is set for a crucial vote next week, amid criticism from civil liberties groups that it would allow companies to use draconian...
[February 19, 2004, 20:39]
Russia gets ready to gag online dissent
News Thus, it outlaws not only ideas but the actions of persons and organisations threatening the rights and civil liberties of our citizens and the entire constitutional order in Russia. This version of the bill still allows the ability to prevent...
[June 25, 2002, 9:29]
Gov't Big Brother plans draw fire from ISPA
News Making such activities a 'serious crime', justifying an interception of communication order against people planning them on the Internet, represents a serious attack on civil liberties. GreenNet, an ISP providing Net services for campaigning groups...
[September 8, 1999, 15:20]
US Report: FTC moving closer to action against Intel
News The FTC can file a cease-and-desist order, but it carries no criminal or civil penalties for past conduct, and the agency cannot assess damage. Violation of FTC orders carry civil penalties of up to $5,000 (£3,050) with each day of disobedience...
[May 29, 1998, 10:37]
TorrentSpy ruling sparks privacy concerns
News If allowed to stand, the ground-breaking ruling may mean that anyone defending themselves in a civil suit could be required to turn over information in their computer's RAM hardware, which could force companies and individuals to store vast...
[June 15, 2007, 13:38]
Google wins porn probe fight
News It's a well-reasoned decision, and it does minimise privacy and civil liberties implications," said Beth Givens, director of the Privacy Rights Clearinghouse. The Bush administration's request is part of its campaign to defend the 1998 Child Online...
[March 20, 2006, 7:55]
DoJ may regret battling Google over porn probe
News But the Justice Department's defence of the Child Online Protection Act in a lawsuit brought by the American Civil Liberties Union is a civil dispute, not a criminal investigation. Lawyers in civil cases, such as divorce attorneys and employers in...
[February 22, 2006, 12:30]
Media companies demand ID numbers for CDs and DVDs
News Lisa Peets, of law firm Covington and Burling, which acts as outside counsel for the BSA, was keen to dispel suggestions that SIDs could be a threat to civil liberties. The software and media groups also want the process of being granted civil...
[May 24, 2002, 17:44]
Jane Wakefield: Anarchy in the UK
News During the Oxford debate, the counter-argument to police calls for a close eye to be kept on cyberspace, was made by a group of civil libertarians. Communication technology is no more dangerous than it ever was argues Avedon Carol, a leading...
[May 2, 2000, 12:42]
Home Office to criminalise chatroom meetings
News The new law would be backed by an "anti-grooming" civil order -- as proposed by former home secretary Jack Straw in May -- to protect children from Net predators wanting to make contact with them whether through chatrooms or by email, for harmful...
[July 20, 2001, 17:18]
Internet free speech threatened by data protection laws
News Civil liberties advocates warn Tuesday the decision to force a Web site to reveal the identity of bulletin board contributors could stifle Internet free speech in Britain. Malcom Hutty, head of civil liberties outfitCampaign Against Censorship of...
[June 13, 2000, 17:05]
Hackers face life sentence
News Citing privacy concerns, civil liberties groups have objected to portions of CSEA. Congress should stop chipping away at our civil liberties," said Brad Jansen, an analyst at the conservative group. By rewriting wiretap laws, CSEA would allow...
[July 16, 2002, 12:48]
US considers jailing hackers for life
News There are a lot of different things to be concerned about, but preserving Fourth Amendment and wiretap standards continues to be a critical test of Congress' commitment of civil liberties," Marc Rotenberg, director of the Electronic Privacy...
[November 14, 2002, 15:16]
Software giant threatens mikerowesoft
Talkback I think Mike Rowe has cause for civil damages. Microsoft has said that Mike purposefully registered his domain in order to sell it to Microsoft for a large amount of cash. That's slander in anyone's law court.
[January 19, 2004, 17:46]
Government withdraws surveillance plan
News Home secretary David Blunkett has withdrawn a controversial addition to the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (RIPA) following a week of criticism from civil liberties groups and MPs of both parties.
[June 18, 2002, 15:33]
Tech investment hits civil service jobs
News The headlines have emphasised his announcement that 104,000 civil service jobs will be shed around the UK in order to provide for greater investment in frontline services. Chancellor Gordon Brown has said the government's investment in technology...
[July 13, 2004, 10:45]
HP Case Study: EADS
White Papers It was formed in July 2000 through the merger of Germany's DaimlerChrysler Aerospace AG, France's Aerospatiale Matra and Spain's CASA, and specialises in civil and military aviation, defence systems and services.
[June 2, 2006, 0:00]
Protecting Electronic Documents - Closing the Most Common Gap in Information Security
White Papers Security cameras are increasingly digital, as is the bulk of evidence submitted in both civil and criminal cases. In order for today's business world to operate in an efficient manner, there needs to be a degree of trust between parties.
[October 6, 2009, 1:22]
