“A senior judge made a passionate plea for the Government to clamp down on disturbing internet images as he jailed four teenagers for a ‘sickening’ attack which they filmed.”
The Independent, 14th June 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Teenagers and students have an average of more than 800 illegally copied songs each on their digital music players, the largest academic survey of young people’s music ownership has found.”
The Times, 16th June 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The House of Lords is aiming to spruce up its fusty image by launching viral videos on a YouTube channel to ‘combat outdated stereotypes of members’ and build on its first web foray Lords of the Blog.”
The Guardian, 13th June 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Hugh James, Nelsons and Pannone have signed up to a post-Legal Services Act internet trading scheme called MyLawyer.co.uk that could challenge the position of the high street solicitor.”
The Lawyer, 9th June 2008
Source: www.thelawyer.com
“The age of illegal music downloads could soon be over. The UK’s largest provider of home broadband is to warn internet users building up vast libraries of music that they could be prosecuted.”
The Independent, 7th June 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Senior industry figures are calling for the new code of practice for advertising broadband services to be extended to mobile internet providers.”
The Guardian, 6th June 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Ofcom has encouraged internet service providers (ISPs) to sign up to a voluntary code which would regulate how they advertise broadband speeds to customers.”
The Times, 5th June 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Websites that encourage people to commit suicide could be shut down under changes to the law, it was disclosed today.”
Daily Telegraph, 6th June 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Two British newspaper publishers have been fined in French courts because they violated French privacy laws. The publishers were liable because the articles were viewed in France on the internet.”
OUT-LAW.com, 29th May 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
“The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has criticised proposals to build one Government-owned database to hold a log of phone calls, email and internet use in the UK. The ICO has said that the move would be unjustified.”
OUT-LAW.com, 27th May 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
“An Italian teenager swore never again to use internet chatrooms after being held in Britain for nearly a month when he tried to see a girl who had complained of being maltreated.”
The Times, 23rd May 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The hitherto lawless world of online entertainment has began to adopt the same ratings system that governs British cinemas.”
The Times, 22nd May 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A security guard exposed as a paedophile in stings by a television documentary crew and police has been jailed by Bristol Crown Court.”
BBC News, 20th May 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A massive government database holding details of every phone call, e-mail and time spent on the internet by the public is being planned as part of the fight against crime and terrorism. Internet service providers (ISPs) and telecoms companies would hand over the records to the Home Office under plans put forward by officials.”
The Times, 20th May 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Google could face difficulties with European privacy laws if it launches the Street View feature of its maps service in European Union countries, it has been warned.”
Daily Telegraph, 19th May 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Record labels are losing their battle with digital piracy as the number of people who regularly download songs legally falls back, research will claim today.”
The Guardian, 15th May 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The Financial Services Authority has warned insurance comparison sites that they must treat customers fairly and give correct information about quotes listed or risk a regulatory crackdown if they fail to provide consumers ‘with clear, fair and not misleading’ information.”
The Guardian, 9th May 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A mother whose daughter was murdered by a man addicted to violent internet porn has won her bid to have it outlawed with the introduction of a new law.”
BBC News, 8th May 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A loophole on social networking site Facebook could allow identity thieves to access the personal data of users, according to an investigation.”
Daily Telegraph, 1st May 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A blogger who ‘let off steam’ about the way he was treated by police has been convicted of posting a grossly offensive and menacing message.”
BBC News, 29th April 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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