Dutch & English language video:
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Archive for 2012/09/11
U.S. Authorities Donate $800,000 To Belgian Enforcement Authorities For Investigation Leading To Arrest Of Russian Mafia Kingpin Ricardo Fanchini
Posted: 2012/09/11 in Education / Awareness, Enforcement, Organized Crime, Public Policy, Stats / reportsPeter Sunde Suggests Connection Between Gottfrid Svartholm Warg And WikiLeaks (The Pirate Bay)
Posted: 2012/09/11 in Cybercrime, Education / Awareness, Enforcement, Privacy / Data Protection, Public Policy, Stats / reportsIt may have led to his arrest and deportation to Sweden
Much more:
http://torrentfreak.com/pirate-bay-co-founder-lands-in-sweden-immediately-charged-by-police-120911/
Statement from BlueToad regarding the cyber attack suffered in the recent case of stolen Apple UDIDs
Posted: 2012/09/11 in Cybercrime, Education / Awareness, Stats / reportsA little more than a week ago, BlueToad was the victim of a criminal cyber attack, which resulted in the theft of Apple UDIDs from our systems. Shortly thereafter, an unknown group posted these UDIDs on the Internet.
At BlueToad, we understand the importance of protecting the safety and security of information contained on our systems.
Although we successfully defend against thousands of cyber attacks each day, this determined criminal attack ultimately resulted in a breach to a portion of our systems.
See also:
EXCLUSIVE: The real source of Apple device IDs leaked by Anonymous last week
http://redtape.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/09/10/13781440-exclusive-the-real-source-of-apple-device-ids-leaked-by-anonymous-last-week
Is Commissioner Kroes Selling Out To The Telecom Lobby On The Issue Of Net Neutrality?
Posted: 2012/09/11 in Bandwidth Management, Blocking, Education / Awareness, Filtering, Net Neutrality, Public Policy, Stats / reportsNet Neutrality? Yes, No, Maybe So….
Dutch language news article:
http://www.nu.nl/internet/2905806/kroes-vaag-en-onheilspellend-netneutraliteit.html
Commissioner Kroes: Today I want to talk about why, in a changing digital age, copyright reform is the right way to support the creative sector
Posted: 2012/09/11 in Copyright, Education / Awareness, New Business Models, Public Policy, Stats / reports, Tech EvolutionLet’s remind ourselves of that context. The world we live in is changing fast. Technology is changing. Business models are changing. The way we consume and enjoy creative works – music, movies, games – is changing.
And, if we want to keep the right balance, the legal framework has to respond.
‘Anonymous’ hacking shuts down ALL websites hosted by GoDaddy
Posted: 2012/09/11 in Blocking, Cybercrime, Education / Awareness, Public Policy, Stats / reportsThousands and possibly millions of websites hosted by GoDaddy.com were down Monday, causing trouble for the mainly small businesses that rely on the service.
A Twitter feed that claims to be affiliated with the ‘Anonymous’ hacker group says it was behind the outage, but this couldn’t be confirmed by the Associated Press.
See also:
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/09/10/member-of-anonymous-takes-credit-for-godaddy-attack/
Google has quietly expanded its list of censored search phrases with the addition of The Pirate Bay’s domain names
Posted: 2012/09/11 in Blocking, Copyright, Education / Awareness, Enforcement, Filtering, Google, New Business Models, Online advertising, Stats / reports, Tech EvolutionThe blacklist prevents popular keywords from appearing in Google’s Instant and Autocomplete search services, while the pages themselves remain indexed. Although Google understands that there is no silver bullet to stop online copyright infringement, the search giant is convinced that the steps they’ve taken could help to decrease piracy and possibly also advertising revenue flowing to the illegal Pirate Bay file sharing platform.
More:
http://torrentfreak.com/google-adds-pirate-bay-domains-to-censorship-list-120910/
Pirate Bay’s Gottfrid Svartholm Warg Is On His Way To Sweden According To Dutch Media
Posted: 2012/09/11 in Copyright, Cybercrime, Education / Awareness, Enforcement, Public Policy, Stats / reportsOn Monday night Svartholm Warg has been handed to two Swedish police officers who will transport him to Sweden by plane.
Dutch language news article:
http://www.nu.nl/internet/2906067/pirate-bay-oprichter-uitgeleverd-zweden.html
Researcher, hacker and political activist Niklas Femerstrand about his friend, the hacker and Pirate Bay co-founder Anakata
Posted: 2012/09/11 in Copyright, Cybercrime, Education / Awareness, Enforcement, File Sharing, Illegal File Sharing, Public Policy, Stats / reportsNiklas Femerstrand is involved in projects that include software development for micropayment service Flattr, cryptography and general human rights and freedom. He is also a personal friend of Pirate Bay co-founder Gottrid Svartholm Warg.
More:
http://torrentfreak.com/sweden-kidnapped-my-friend-pirate-bay-co-founder-anakata-120810/
Exclusive: U.S. groups helped fund Dutch anti-Islam politician Wilders
Posted: 2012/09/11 in Education / Awareness, New Business Models, Public Policy, Stats / reportsAnti-Islam groups in America have provided financial support to Dutch politician Geert Wilders, an anti-immigration campaigner who is seeking re-election to the Dutch parliament this week.
Much more:
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/09/10/us-dutch-wilders-us-idUSBRE8890A720120910
Deaf Girl Not Allowed To Study Journalism In The Netherlands
Posted: 2012/09/11 in Education / Awareness, Public Policy, Stats / reportsChange of intake policy at the ‘School voor Journalistiek’ in Utrecht, The Netherlands, would require government intervention, the school argues. Only at the very last minute the girl was told she couldn’t attend the school, having passed the first test that was required.
Dutch language news article:
http://www.joop.nl/opinies/detail/artikel/15924_een_dove_journalist_lisa_had_het_kunnen_zijn/
