Archive for 2011/12/07

On the same day the Dutch government is hosting a major Conference on Internet Freedom, it decides to take down a website containing ‘hate speech’

Posted: 2011/12/07 in Blocking, Education / Awareness, Enforcement

Dutch language news article:
http://www.nu.nl/internet/2687866/haalt-opruiende-website-lucht.html

Conference website:
http://www.minbuza.nl/en/ministry/conference-on-internet-freedom

Previously:

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to visit The Netherlands for conference on Internet Freedom
http://vrritti.com/2011/11/26/secretary-of-state-hillary-clinton-to-visit-the-netherlands-for-conference-on-internet-freedom/

 

Dutch price fixing telecom operators used methods similar to those of organized crime groups. Received ‘tactical’ advice from their lawyers

Posted: 2011/12/07 in Education / Awareness

Use of numerous anonymous prepaid phones, communication via newspaper ads, repetitive timing of events

Dutch language news article:
http://webwereld.nl/nieuws/108806/-mobiele-operators-spraken-structureel-tarieven-af-.html

Previously:

KPN, Vodafone and T-mobile in The Netherlands raided. Suspected of illegal price fixing
http://vrritti.com/2011/12/06/kpn-vodafone-and-t-mobile-in-the-netherlands-raided-suspected-of-illegal-price-fixing/

Dutch ban on downloading from an illegal source will only affect file sharers in case of ‘significant damage’

Posted: 2011/12/07 in Copyright, Education / Awareness, File Sharing, Illegal File Sharing, Public Policy

But what is the difference exactly between significant and insignificant damage? The Dutch government will discuss that with rights owners

Dutch language news article:

http://www.nu.nl/internet/2687795/downloadverbod-alleen-bij-grote-schade.html

Previously:

 

BREIN wins case against Techno Design. Payment processor needs to hand over all personal data of Torrent website operator

Posted: 2011/12/07 in Education / Awareness, Jurisprudence

Name, address, e-mail addresses, bank accounts and IP addresses

Dutch language news article:
http://tweakers.net/nieuws/78590/brein-wint-zaak-over-naw-gegevens-van-e-paymentprovider.html

Dutch language verdict:
http://www.boek9.nl/files/2011/2011-12-16_Boek9.nl_Rb_Den_Haag_Brein_-_Techno_Design.pdf

 

Dutch Minister of Foreign affairs starts Facebook petition to support (foreign) cyber activists

Posted: 2011/12/07 in Education / Awareness

Activists are from Egypt, Vietnam Thailand, Syria and Cuba. How about the ones in The Netherlands, UK and US?

http://www.facebook.com/ifreedom2011?sk=wall

Dutch language news article:
http://www.nu.nl/internet/2687118/rosenthal-start-facebook-actie-cyberdissidenten.html

How to send and receive SMS texts from your computer browser

Posted: 2011/12/07 in Education / Awareness

http://howto.cnet.com/8301-11310_39-57337049-285/how-to-send-and-receive-sms-texts-from-your-computer-browser/

How to read your Nook books on the Kindle Fire

Posted: 2011/12/07 in Education / Awareness

http://howto.cnet.com/8301-11310_39-57336998-285/how-to-read-your-nook-books-on-the-kindle-fire/

Man behind XXX domains says they’ll help parents protect kids

Posted: 2011/12/07 in Education / Awareness

http://news.cnet.com/8301-19518_3-57337176-238/man-behind-xxx-domains-says-theyll-help-parents-protect-kids/

How to Legally Rob a Bank

Posted: 2011/12/07 in Education / Awareness

http://gizmodo.com/5865349/how-to-legally-rob-a-bank

Senator Franken Continues Taking Names in Carrier IQ Inquest

Posted: 2011/12/07 in Education / Awareness

http://gizmodo.com/5865373/senator-franken-continues-kicking-asstaking-names-in-carrier-iq-inquisition

128Gb NAND Chips Promise SD Cards with Terabytes of Storage

Posted: 2011/12/07 in Education / Awareness

http://gizmodo.com/5865748/128gb-nand-chips-promise-phones-with-terabytes-of-storage

Facebook Facebook tells India it won’t help censor the Web

Posted: 2011/12/07 in Blocking, Education / Awareness, Filtering

http://www.zdnet.com/blog/facebook/facebook-tells-india-it-wont-help-censor-the-web/5848

Competition for Netflix gets serious as Verizon enters ring

Posted: 2011/12/07 in Education / Awareness, New Business Models

http://www.zdnet.com/blog/btl/competition-for-netflix-gets-serious-as-verizon-enters-ring/64842

French President Nicolas Sarkozy joined Google to cut the ribbon on its new Paris headquarters, even as the European Commission has the search giant under antitrust scrutiny

Posted: 2011/12/07 in Education / Awareness, Google

http://www.zdnet.com/blog/google/google-opens-french-hq-amidst-european-antitrust-objections/3488

Indian govt. piggy backs on religion to censor the web

Posted: 2011/12/07 in Blocking, Education / Awareness, Filtering

http://www.zdnet.com/blog/india/indian-govt-piggy-backs-on-religion-to-censor-the-web/791

Europe begins antitrust case against Apple, e-book publishers

Posted: 2011/12/07 in Education / Awareness

http://www.zdnet.com/blog/london/europe-begins-antitrust-case-against-apple-e-book-publishers/1327

Exploring new lands on Intel CPUs (SINIT code execution hijacking)

Posted: 2011/12/07 in Education / Awareness

http://theinvisiblethings.blogspot.com/2011/12/exploring-new-lands-on-intel-cpus-sinit.html

It’s Official: RIAA Trying To Join Righthaven Lawsuit

Posted: 2011/12/07 in Education / Awareness, Litigation

http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20111205/16015716982/its-official-riaa-trying-to-join-righthaven-lawsuit.shtml

RIAA Claims It Succeeded In Getting Piracy Under Control Years Ago

Posted: 2011/12/07 in Education / Awareness, Illegal File Sharing

http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20111205/14001016981/riaa-claims-it-succeeded-getting-piracy-under-control-years-ago.shtml

UK.gov uses Experian data to sniff out fraudsters

Posted: 2011/12/07 in Education / Awareness

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/12/07/gov_uses_experian_data_to_detect_fraud/

Sony networks boss on PlayStation, Sky and Google

Posted: 2011/12/07 in Education / Awareness

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/12/06/tim_schaff_sony_network_boss/

A security hole on Facebook has been exposing private pictures of countless users, including the Social Network’s founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg

Posted: 2011/12/07 in Education / Awareness, Privacy / Data Protection

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/12/06/facebook_exposes_zuckerberg_pics/

‘Blogger not a journalist’ says Oregon court

Posted: 2011/12/07 in Education / Awareness, Jurisprudence

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/12/06/blogger_loses_defamation_case/

The brains of children raised in violent families resemble the brains of soldiers exposed to combat

Posted: 2011/12/07 in Education / Awareness

http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2011/12/neurology-of-abuse/

Secret EU documents: Mega fines for businesses in breach of data privacy rules & Pan European Data Protection Authority

Posted: 2011/12/07 in Education / Awareness, Legislation, Privacy / Data Protection

Dutch language news article:
http://webwereld.nl/analyse/108719/3-gevaren-van-nieuw-ec-voorstel-databescherming.html

Dutch movie industry doesn’t support legal actions against individual file sharers

Posted: 2011/12/07 in Education / Awareness, Enforcement, File Sharing, Illegal File Sharing

Dutch language news article:
http://tweakers.net/nieuws/78559/nederlandse-filmindustrie-is-tegen-aanpak-individuele-downloader.html