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Russia considers blocking Tor and anonymising proxies 22 Aug 2013 | 10:35 pm
The Russian government appears to be comptemplating a ban on Tor and anonymising proxy services, according to Russia Today. The head of the Federal Security Service (FSB) has personally ordered prepa...
Parliamentary inquiry into undesirable content 19 Aug 2013 | 08:17 pm
The House of Commons Select Committee for Culture Media and Sport has announced a new inquiry into undesirable content, encompassing everything “from images of child abuse to trolling”. It conflates ...
DCMS Communications sector review 30 Jul 2013 | 08:04 pm
The Department for Culture, Media and Sport has published its review of the communications industry. The review reiterates the need for investment in broadband, and points to its £1.6bn broadband deve...
RIPE NCC Transparency Report 15 Jul 2013 | 09:09 pm
RIPE NCC, the Regional Address Registry that assigns IP addresses mainly to ISPs, has published a “Transparency Report” on requests from Law Enforcement agencies. In 2012, the RIPE NCC received 21 in...
Leaked DfE letter reveals government spin on parental controls 15 Jul 2013 | 06:59 pm
A leaked letter from the Department for Education has provoked anger by suggesting that ISPs should market the “Active Choice+” system of parental controls as “default-on” filtering. In letter sent t...
France ends piracy disconnections 9 Jul 2013 | 08:01 pm
The French Ministry of Culture has published an official decree abolishing Internet disconnection as a penalty for unlawful file-sharing. The disconnection penality, which was part of the France’s co...
Nominet launches further consultation on .uk 9 Jul 2013 | 08:01 pm
Nominet has launched a consultation on second-level domain registration in .uk, after an earlier consultation revealed that there was little appetite for the ‘direct.uk’ proposal. Currently, websites...
Study questions effectiveness of blocking child abuse images 5 Jul 2013 | 04:24 pm
Blocking is an ineffective tactic for countering the proliferation of child abuse images online, according to a recent study by academics at the KU Leuven university. The authors argue that all known...
EU introduces new rules on personal data loss 3 Jul 2013 | 02:31 am
The European Commission is introducing new rules governing how ISPs and telcos should respond when customers’ personal data is lost or stolen. These new technical implementing measures are aimed at e...
ECJ Advocate-General: there is no “right to be forgotten” under EU law 28 Jun 2013 | 09:51 pm
European Court of Justice Advocate-General, Niilo Jääskinen, has issued an opinion clarifying that there is no general “right to be forgotten” within European law. The opinion relates to the case of ...
