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Jimmy Wales Has Invited Claire Perry to Dinner
Aug 13, 2013Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales has invited Claire Perry, the Devizes MP who is Prime Minister David Cameron's 'advisor on childhood' to dinner - so that he can tell her how wrong her plan for internet web filtering is. Perry is the driving ...
Tags: Jimmy Wales, Porn Filter
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Government Against "Knee-Jerk" Efforts to Revive The Communications Data Bill
Jun 3, 2013Deputy prime minister Nick Clegg has once again warned the government against "knee-jerk" efforts to revive the Communications Data Bill in the wake of the murder of drummer Lee Rigby. Dubbed by critics the "snooper's charter", the ...
Tags: Clegg, Computer Products, snooper's Charter
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They Will Not Cooperate with The Proposed Communications Data Bill
Jun 3, 2013In a leaked letter to home secretary Theresa May, five US web giants have warned that they will not cooperate with the proposed Communications Data Bill, widely known as the "snooper's charter". In the letter, dated 18 April, which was ...
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The Government Has Snuck in New Proposals to Investigate Cybercrime
May 9, 2013The government has snuck in new proposals to investigate cybercrime in the Queen's Speech, after the controversial Communications Data Bill was dropped. The Bill, dubbed a 'Snooping Charter' by critics, was to allow unparalleled ...
Tags: Computer Products, Data Bill
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Second Draft of The Controversial Communications Data Bill Is to Be Released Next Month
Feb 17, 2013The second draft of the controversial Communications Data Bill, which aims to allow unparalleled interception of data about UK citizens' online communications and voice calls, is to be released next month. Government publishes draft ...
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Yet Another Unfortunate Step Towards The Militarisation of Cyberspace
Feb 17, 2013Computer security guru Professor Ross Anderson has criticised the European Union's proposed computer security directive which, he says, represents "yet another unfortunate step towards the militarisation of cyberspace". EU security ...
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The Ethiopian Govt Is Blocking Access to The Tor Network That Enables Online Anonymity
Dec 31, 2012The Ethiopian government is blocking access to the Tor Network that enables online anonymity, according to Reporters Without Borders. Tor client software routes internet traffic through a worldwide volunteer network of servers to conceal ...
Tags: Tor Network, online anonymity, software, internet traffic
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Jimmy Wales Has Attacked The Government's Communications Data Bill
Dec 28, 2012Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales has attacked the government's Communications Data Bill, labelling it a state "snooper's charter", and stating that Wikipedia will encrypt all connections with the UK if the plans to track internet, email and ...
Tags: Wikipedia, Jimmy Wales, UK, Communications Data Bill, government
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Clegg Was Responding to a Critical Report From MPs and Peers
Dec 28, 2012The government's controversial Draft Communications Data Bill, which aims to allow unparalleled interception of data about UK citizens' online communications and voice calls, needs to go back to the drawing board, according to Deputy Prime ...
Tags: Snooping Bill, government, unparalleled interception, UK, data
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The Bill Will Now Be Subject to Pre-Legislative Scrutiny by Joint Committee of Parliament
Dec 18, 2012Campaigners have slammed the government’s draft proposals to for its Communications Data Bill, which will make it easier for security and police services to spy on e-mails, phone calls and internet activity. The bill will now be ...
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MPs Slammed Plans to Give Home Secretary Carte Blanche in Draft Communications Data Bill
Dec 17, 2012MPs have slammed plans to give the Home Secretary carte blanche to retain any type of data in the draft Communications Data Bill dubbed ‘the Snoopers’ Charter’. In a Joint Committee the MPs and Lords concluded that the ...
Tags: MPs, Home Secretary, Communications Data Bil
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Legislation Could Have a"Chilling Effect"on Online Freedoms
Dec 12, 2012Legislation designed to deal with internet trolling could have a"chilling effect"on online freedoms,MPs and Lords have warned. The Joint Committee on Human Rights(JCHR)has published its report on the upcoming Defamation Bill ahead of its ...
Tags: 'chilling Effect', anti-trolling law, MPs and Lords, internet regulation
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Communications Data Bill Represents a Huge Invasion of Privacy
Nov 1, 2012MPs have told Home Secretary Theresa May that the Communications Data Bill represents a huge invasion of privacy that could be exploited by criminals. May appeared in front of the Commons Select Committee scrutinising the controversial ...
Tags: MPs, Home Secretary, Communications Data Bill, Data security
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6% of UK Citizens Think Govt. Makes a Clear Argument for Draft Data Communications Bill
Oct 31, 2012Only 6%of UK citizens think the government has made a clear and compelling argument for the Draft Data Communications Bill,a survey has revealed. In contrast,71%of more than 1,800 adults polled said they do not trust that the data will be ...
Tags: draft Data Communications Bill, survey, online services, legislation
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Police Across Europe Could Soon Find Themselves Monitoring Facebook,Google and Twitter
Sep 24, 2012Police across Europe could soon find themselves monitoring Facebook,Google and Twitter for content related to terrorism. A leaked report about a"Clean IT"initiative by the European Union(EU)revealed the plan for police officers ...
Tags: EU, monitor web, police, Wikipedia