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Europe's 'SOPA': How ACTA would affect you: FAQ
With SOPA and PIPA shelved, ACTA was somewhat ignored. Don’t know what ACTA is? Don’t worry: you weren’t meant to. In this lengthy FAQ guide, here is what you need to know.
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Zack Whittaker
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Zack Whittaker
Zack Whittaker, criminologist who studied at the University of Kent, UK, is a journalist, writer and broadcaster.
After studying criminology at university, though still in his early-20's, he has already had a series unconventional work and voluntary positions. He has worked with researchers studying neurological illnesses like Tourette's syndrome (which he suffers from), has given lectures on the nature of disabilities in the public community, and occasionally ends up speaking on television and radio discussing the events of the day.
He first had academic work published at the age of 22, then still an undergraduate, and has been cited by a wide range of publications: from the Huffington Post, Business Insider, AllThingsDigital, The Atlantic Wire and CBS News.
About London Calling
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EU court poised for Microsoft antitrust fine ruling
Microsoft will hear in a month’s time whether the European Commission fined the company excessively for failing to comply with an earlier antitrust fine.
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Huawei asks EU to intervene in InterDigital patent dispute
Huawei has called on European antitrust regulators to investigate InterDigital, after it claims the company is pushing up the license fees of industry-standard patents.
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Europe offers Google settlement option in antitrust case
After months of dilly-dallying and thumb-twiddling, European competition regulators said Google can remedy its actions and settle to prevent a fully-fledged antitrust investigation.
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London police ‘hack’ suspects’ phones: A major blow to human rights
London’s police service will soon be allowed to ‘hack’ into phones of suspected criminals. This criminologist examines how dangerous this move is for ordinary citizens.
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UK ISPs must block The Pirate Bay by May 30
Two of the five U.K. ISPs have already enacted site-blocking to prevent access to The Pirate Bay. More than a quarter of the U.K. population will see the site blocked by May 30.
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UK government staff caught snooping on citizen data
What a surprise: the U.K. government was forced to reveal under Freedom of Information laws more than 1,000 civil servants have ’snooped’ on British citizens’ private data.
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UK government keeps RIM in play with BlackBerry 7 security rating
RIM is holding on to the niche government market by certifying BlackBerry 7 as fit for government use, while Apple and Google have yet to step up to the mark.
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News to know: Facebook data, UK porn filter, Pirate Bay block, ACTA, Data roaming
News to know — May 7-13: A look back at the news from London, the UK and wider Europe, on all the bits that were missed during the week’s coverage.
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Apple gives in: iPad 3 drops ‘4G’ tag to avoid lawsuits
Apple gives in to regulatory pressure by removing any mention of “4G” from its websites, after hundreds of complaints that the iPad 3 will not connect to high-speed networks.
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Queen’s speech unveils UK’s ‘Patriot Act’ Web monitoring plan
The Queen has officially lifted the lid on plans for the British government to monitor all U.K. Web, email and phone traffic.
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