Case could clear names of hundreds of men accused of child pornography – The Guardian

Posted November 11th, 2010 in appeals, indecent photographs of children, internet, news by sally

“Hundreds of men who say they were wrongly accused of child pornography offences could have their names cleared after a case to be heard in the court of appeal tomorrow.”

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The Guardian, 10th November 2010

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UK copyright laws to be reviewed, announces Cameron – BBC News

Posted November 8th, 2010 in copyright, internet, news by sally

“Britain’s intellectual property laws are to be reviewed to ‘make them fit for the internet age,’ prime minister David Cameron has announced.”

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BBC News, 4th November 2010

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Vicar guilty of downloading child porn images – The Independent

Posted November 4th, 2010 in indecent photographs of children, internet, news by sally

“A married clergyman was ordered to register as a sex offender today after being convicted of repeatedly viewing pornographic images of children on the internet.”

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The Independent, 3rd November 2010

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Ministry of Sound suspends filesharing action – The Guardian

Posted November 4th, 2010 in copyright, internet, news by sally

“Ministry of Sound is suspending plans to send warning notices to more than 25,000 BT broadband customers suspected of illegal downloading, claiming that the internet service provider has deleted their details.”

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The Guardian, 3rd November 2010

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Google in breach of UK data laws – BBC News

Posted November 3rd, 2010 in data protection, internet, news, privacy by sally

“Google breached UK data laws in its collection of personal data via Street View cars, the UK’s Information Commissioner has said.”

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BBC News, 3rd November 2010

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Minister proposes privacy mediation service and good-privacy kitemark – OUT-LAW.com

Posted November 1st, 2010 in dispute resolution, internet, news, privacy by sally

“A UK Government minister has proposed the creation of a mediation service for people who think their right to privacy has been violated on the internet. The mediation could result in the removal of material, Ed Vaizey said.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 1st November 2010

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Jade Goody website ‘troll’ from Manchester jailed – BBC News

Posted October 29th, 2010 in internet, malicious communications, news, sentencing by sally

“An ‘internet troll’ who posted obscene messages on Facebook sites set up in memory of dead people has been jailed.”

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BBC News, 29th October 2010

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Google Street View: information commissioner shackled by Data Protection Act – The Guardian

Posted October 29th, 2010 in data protection, internet, news, privacy by sally

“The UK information commissioner was prevented from taking stronger action against Google earlier this year after its Street View cars collected sensitive Wi-Fi because the Data Protection Act at the time limited his powers.”

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The Guardian, 28th October 2010

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MAPPA: open and transparent for greater public protection – Ministry of Justice

Posted October 28th, 2010 in criminal records, dangerous offenders, internet, news by sally

“For the first time, numbers relating to the MAPPA status and management levels of all MAPPA offenders living in England and Wales can now be viewed online.”

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Ministry of Justice, 27th October 2010

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Google investigated over household data privacy breaches – The Guardian

Posted October 26th, 2010 in internet, news, privacy by sally

“The UK privacy watchdog has launched an investigation into Google after it admitted copying household computer passwords and emails from unsecured wireless networks, when taking photographs for its Street View mapping service.”

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The Guardian, 24th October 2010

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Attorney General: Contempt of Court: why it still matters – Attorney General’s Office

Posted October 19th, 2010 in bad character, contempt of court, freedom of expression, internet, lectures by sally

“The Attorney General, Dominic Grieve QC MP, has delivered the Criminal Bar Association’s Kalisher lecture entitled ‘Contempt of Court: why it still matters’.”

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Attorney General’s Office, 12th October 2010

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Attorney General hints at review of responsibility for online prejudicial comments – OUT-LAW.com

Posted October 15th, 2010 in contempt of court, internet, news by sally

“The Attorney General has said that operators of websites should be responsible for comments made by visitors to their sites that prejudice trials. Dominic Grieve said that he wants ‘further discussions’ on site owners’ liability.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 14th October 2010

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Contempt laws to stay despite online onslaught – The Guardian

Posted October 14th, 2010 in contempt of court, internet, news by sally

“The attorney general has dismissed calls to scrap laws that prevent publication of prejudicial information about unconvicted defendants.”

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The Guardian, 14th October 2010

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Judge blocks website’s ‘Solicitors From Hell’ comments about lawyer – The Independent

Posted October 6th, 2010 in defamation, injunctions, internet, news, solicitors by sally

“A second High Court judge has issued an interim injunction banning the owner of the website Solicitors From Hell from publishing or republishing defamatory material about a lawyer with a London firm.”

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The Independent, 5th October 2010

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Judges are resigned to jurors researching their trials online – The Guardian

Posted October 5th, 2010 in internet, judiciary, juries, news by sally

“Judges are ‘giving up’ trying to stop juries using Google, Facebook and Twitter to access potentially false and prejudicial information about defendants, Sir Ken Macdonald, the former director of public prosecutions, has warned.”

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The Guardian, 4th October 2010

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Deputy head jailed for encouraging rape of girl, three – The Independent

Posted October 5th, 2010 in child abuse, internet, news, rape, sentencing by sally

“A married deputy head teacher was today jailed for seven years for encouraging and watching the rape of a three-year-old girl.”

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The Independent, 4th October 2010

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High court grants BT customer data delay – The Guardian

Posted October 5th, 2010 in adjournment, copyright, data protection, internet, news by sally

“BT has today been granted a stay of execution in its bid to challenge attempts of rights holders to obtain personal details about customers without convincing evidence of illicit file sharing.”

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The Guardian, 4th October 2010

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Lawyers vow to continue antipiracy fight – Daily Telegraph

Posted October 4th, 2010 in copyright, data protection, internet, news by sally

“Law firms will continue to pursue those suspected of piracy and illegal filesharing, despite the ACS:Law data breach scandal.”

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Daily Telegraph, 1st October 2010

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ACS:Law leak ‘shows weakness of Digital Economy Act’ – Daily Telegraph

Posted September 30th, 2010 in copyright, internet, legislation, news, privacy by sally

“Internet service providers and privacy campaigners say the data breach demonstrates how difficult it will be to police the Digital Economy Act.”

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Daily Telegraph, 29th September 2010

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Email leak being investigated at law firm that pursues filesharers – The Guardian

Posted September 28th, 2010 in copyright, data protection, internet, law firms, news by sally

“The UK information commissioner is investigating the leak of thousands of emails containing personal information from the controversial solicitors’ firm ACS:Law after the company’s website came under sustained attack by online activists.”

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The Guardian, 27th September 2010

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