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Film: High risk reporting along China's Great Firewall in High Tech, Low Life
Eagerly-awaited documentary High Tech, Low Life released this week online. The film chronicles life on the edge for two bloggers under China's increasing surveillance and propaganda directives.
Tibet's Web, phone users require real name registration
2.76 million fixed line and mobile phone users and 1.47 million Web users in region registered for services using their real identities in 2012, following a local regulation the year before to reduce social problems.
As the Do Not Track standard unravels, privacy alternatives emerge
The W3C standards body responsible for developing the Do Not Track standard is lurching toward a final document, roughly 18 months behind schedule. The likelihood that a useful standard will emerge is small, leading one Mozilla-backed group to develop its own set of tougher privacy controls.
Kim Dotcom: Petabytes of Megaupload users' data has been destroyed
An enraged Dotcom says European web hosting company LeaseWeb is guilty of 'the largest data massacre in the history of the internet'.
America needs a Cyber Bill of Rights
The time has come for a Cyber Bill of Rights — a clear, concise, powerful, understandable, and relevant governance guide to our modern age.
Edward Snowden saga throws up regulatory dilemmas
Love him or hate him? These questions abound. The number of ironies borne by the situation is also bewildering.
Privacy authorities issue Google a 'please explain' on Glass
Ten privacy authorities from countries including Australia, Canada, and Israel have sent a joint letter to Google asking the company to address privacy concerns over Google Glass.
Don’t let NSA paranoia destroy your productivity
There's an awful lot of paranoia going around these days. But the biggest threats to your privacy don't come from the NSA or the FBI. They come from private companies building massive databases to track your movements. Here's a sensible set of strategies to minimize privacy risks.
Google petitions Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court over data requests
Google argues it has the constitutional right to publicly address information it is forced to share with the U.S. government.
EU not ready to award India 'data secure' status
An EU-commissioned study has found gaps in the adequacy of India's system, which could prompt legislative changes in order for Indian outsourcing firms to continue their European business.
Forget PRISM: Who's watching on your doorstep?
Almost 300,000 Australian records of phone metadata were accessed last year, without the need for surveillance warrants. All thanks to legislation written well before the advent of the internet or the mobile phone.
Sex Tech: UK ISPs reject filters, Google innovates CP elimination
A collection of notable new sex and technology news items. Covers innovation, legal issues, IP, privacy, controversies, business and more.
Greens to introduce metadata warrant Bill today
The Australian Greens will today introduce its Bill into parliament to force government agencies to obtain a warrant before accessing telecommunications metadata.
Norway's Jottacloud offers data sheltered from US snooping
NSA snooping and the Patriot Act have raised thoughts about storing cloud data with non-American companies and outside the USA. Norway's Jottacloud is pitching for that business…
ZDNetGovWeek: NSA chaos continues, big tech fights back
The ongoing chaos that is the NSA story continues. Google, Microsoft, and Facebook try to get permission to tell the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. That doesn't work out so well, and all we get are aggregated numbers and more aggravation.