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DefCon: hacking for human rights
News Potential human rights informants "know that governments monitor the Internet, so in many cases they won't send e-mail to report abuse," he said. Human rights activists put out a call to hackers here to help get the word out about their cause...
[July 17, 2001, 9:50]
Digital rights group to fight data retention
News The lack of meaningful checks and balances in the system means that there’s a high risk of abuse not just from the Government but potentially from the private sector too," Charman told ZDNet UK on Monday.
[September 12, 2005, 17:35]
Computer crime treaty threatens human rights
News The group says such measures would give police forces free range to wiretap Internet users and would be open to abuse. The group says this measure is also open to abuse by law enforcement bodies. An international coalition of 28 human rights and...
[October 19, 2000, 7:41]
Saudis admit to locking up blogger
Blog Comment How can you follow up "violence against women.discrimination and abuse", with ".people were executed. Whilst recognising and condemning the Saudi's human rights' violations, It usually helps to write balanced articles that don't insinuate...
[January 4, 2008, 17:26]
Angry unmetered customers accused of inciting abuse
News He claims Ashworth is inciting others to abuse and is therefore in breach of the Human Rights Act. A disgruntled ex-customer of disbanded ISP IGClick has been accused of breaching the Human Rights Act for publishing the private telephone number of...
[January 12, 2001, 14:39]
Data protection chief swipes out at spying Bill
News I'm not saying any government minister would abuse this, but in a society where it is possible to invade privacy to this extent, you need some assurance that it's fair. The RIP Bill is intended to help police tackle crime and terrorism but British...
[June 14, 2000, 16:30]
Email can bring down your company warns Disney boss
News Eisner is reported as saying that abuse of email could bring down companies or even countries. The Human Rights Act, due to become law in the summer will put a stop to such practises Bynoe believes. The Human Rights Act is likely to give employees...
[May 15, 2000, 15:20]
Open Rights and digital freedom
News However the downside is this can open the gateway for abuse as soon as you start to join up governmental departments you start to get privacy issues that need to be addressed. ORG has centred its focus on Home Secretary Charles Clarke's proposed...
[September 12, 2005, 17:20]
Government may regulate RFID use
News Watson told ZDNet UK that he submitted the motion because without proper regulation, RFID tags are "open to abuse by unscrupulous retailers" who could misuse the technology. But RFID is not only a data protection issue; in certain circumstances its...
[July 30, 2003, 19:00]
Guide tells 'grey hats' how to avoid legal pitfalls
News In terms of US law, researchers could inadvertently flout include the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, anti-circumvention provisions of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, other copyright law, and other state and international laws, the EFF warned.
[November 25, 2008, 14:13]
New surveillance bill comes under fire
News He predicts that this issue could lead to accusations of human rights abuse under forthcoming European law: "Following the recent liberalisation of US export laws, as tens of thousands of ordinary computer users start to use encryption, a test...
[February 10, 2000, 16:27]
RIP Bill comes under fresh attack
News There are inadequate safeguards against abuse of the measures. A forthcoming government bill concerning Internet communication directly contravenes the European Convention of Human Rights, according to a report published on Wednesday by leading...
[March 22, 2000, 11:50]
Nasa hacker to fight US extradition on Monday
News There will be legal arguments about plea bargaining and abuse of the extradition process," said his solicitors, Kaim Todner. McKinnon's fate now hangs on the decision of the Law Lords, who will determine whether there was an abuse of process by the...
[June 13, 2008, 12:01]
Sentience: The next moral dilemma Pt II
News So, in summary, a sentient robot could in theory wander into a place of worship, light a candle and get on with praying with no fear of abuse or intolerance from religious leaders. Steve Grand, the engineer who created AI interactive game Creatures...
[January 24, 2001, 16:31]
Hushmail backs UK anti-snooping effort
News While government claims the new Act extends existing surveillance power to the Internet, privacy groups argue it gives police too much power over Internet users and could be open to abuse. More recently debate has centered on whether the RIP Act's...
[November 1, 2000, 15:34]
Government turnaround on paedophile entrapment
News We [the government] are satisfied that the law as it stands does protect children from abuse," he said. He also admitted that a revision of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act may be necessary so that online activity of paedophiles can be stopped...
[January 30, 2001, 6:08]
2001: Protecting intellectual property
News The majority of firms now have email policies in place that can ensure similar email abuse is stopped. I can understand that certain communications have the potential for abuse," he says. So as not to fall foul of privacy and Human Rights Act...
[December 30, 2001, 6:31]
Tories pledge to end the database state
News Such databases have also come under criticism from experts such as Lord Errol, who has argued that they are vulnerable to abuse by staff. Introduce a British Bill of Rights to ensure a right to privacy.
[September 16, 2009, 16:22]
Surveillance: Government plans e-surveillance - Part 2
News The proposals are flawed and open to abuse, according to shadow spokesman for Trade and Industry Alan Duncan. Both the e-communications bill and IOCA are in breach of the European Convention on Human Rights according to experts.
[September 27, 1999, 11:25]
Beware your boss is watching you surf
News Research company Industrial Relations Services, which canvassed 74 British organisations in its study, says the snooping is not purely to clamp down on Net abuse during work time, but also to protect companies against liability for illegal...
[May 16, 2000, 15:34]
