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Article | 1/12/2011 Bill would allow US intelligence to share cyber-threat info
A new bill introduced by senior members of the U.S. House of Representatives Intelligence Committee would allow intelligence agencies to share classif...
Article | 30/11/2011 EU seeks to simplify cross-border data protection compliance
To make it simpler for businesses to comply with the multiplicity of data protection regimes across Europe, Viviane Reding envisages letting European ...
Article | 23/11/2011 Senator threatens filibuster of Protect IP Act as vote nears
The Protect IP Act, which would allow the U.S. Department of Justice to seek court orders focused on shutting down websites accused of copyright infri...
Article | 23/11/2011 Net neutrality is too regulatory, but Stop Online Piracy isn't?
Several Republicans in the U.S. Congress who voted this year to overturn net neutrality rules -- with most opponents arguing the rules would create th...
Article | 22/11/2011 Business Software Alliance withdraws support for Stop Online Piracy Act
The U.S. Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), which would allow U.S. authorities to seize the domain names of copyright-infringing websites, has taken anoth...
Article | 21/11/2011 Pakistan plans to filter SMS for objectionable words
Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has instructed telecommunications operators in the country to filter SMS (Short Message Service) messages t...
Article | 19/11/2011 European Parliament joins criticism of SOPA
The European Parliament has added its voice to those criticizing the controversial Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) in the United States criticizing the ...
Article | 19/11/2011 EU parliamentarians speak out over gag order on data deal
A leading Member of the European Parliament (MEP) has said that she will not be silenced on the shortcomings of a new deal to pass European airline tr...
Article | 17/11/2011 Stop Online Piracy sponsors defend the copyright bill
Sponsors of the controversial U.S. Stop Online Piracy Act defended the legislation Wednesday, saying the proposal is needed to shut down websites traf...
Article | 16/11/2011 Lawmakers seek alternative to Stop Online Piracy Act
U.S. lawmakers opposed to a controversial copyright enforcement bill scheduled for a hearing Wednesday are working on alternative legislation that wou...
Article | 15/11/2011 Regulators sniffing around mobile privacy issues
Regulators are starting to investigate what kind of oversight is in place to make sure that mobile applications don't encroach on user privacy rights,...
Article | 15/11/2011 Eyeing fiscal crisis, Italy Internet forum urges digital investment
Participants at an Internet forum in the northern Italian town of Trento have written to Prime Minister-designate Mario Monti, urging him to up Italy'...
Article | 12/11/2011 House hearing on Stop Online Piracy Act scheduled
The U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee will conduct a hearing on the controversial copyright enforcement bill, the Stop Online Piracy A...
Article | 11/11/2011 Piracy legislation needed to battle huge problem, experts say
Legislation in the U.S. Congress that would allow federal law enforcement officials to block websites accused of copyright piracy is necessary because...
Article | 11/11/2011 Senate votes against measure to kill net neutrality rules
The U.S. Senate has voted against a Republican measure that would have overturned net neutrality rules passed by the U.S. Federal Communications Commi...