Monthly Archives: June 2010

Is permission needed to retweet hot news? When an aggregator like Google News publishes newspaper headlines, is the company treading on thin ice? What about aggregators that publish headlines and a one-line excerpt? What about those that simply rewrite the … Continue reading →

What if the internet fell over tomorrow? So US Senator Joe Lieberman has proposed a bill to create an internet ‘‘kill switch’’ that would enable the US president to shut down the web in a time of threat or crisis. … Continue reading →

Parliament of Australia:Senate:Committees:Privileges 145th Report: Persons referred to in the Senate: Mr Geordie Guyon behalf of Electronic Frontiers Australia Inc. Geordie Guy and EFA responding to comments by Stephen Conroy tabled in Hansard. (tags: Senate Hansard government GeordieGuy EFA StephenConroy … Continue reading →

Australian Government To Force Internet Users To Install State-Approved Software | NewWORLDLiberty The Australian government is set to intensify its war against Internet freedom by forcing web users to install state-approved anti-virus software. If they fail to do so, they … Continue reading →

IIA statement on Data Retention In response to recent reports about a possible data retention regime in Australia, the IIA issues the following statement to outline its position. (tags: IIA dataretention government crime lawenforcementagencies privacy security cost transparency) Inside Australia's … Continue reading →

An empty station | Leefe rates the world… The station is empty. Even the station staff have gone home. Maybe I was leaving work a little late on the night I took this. (tags: ping.fm) John Birmingham The Geek Column … Continue reading →

Web snooping policy shrouded in secrecy The federal government is hiding controversial plans to force ISPs to store internet activity of all Australian internet users – regardless of whether they have been suspected of wrongdoing – for law-enforcement agencies to … Continue reading →

iTWire – Sen. Conroy’s big red button for Internet kids Fresh from his battles with Internet filter opponents, Senator Stephen Conroy Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy today announced a “help button” for online kids. (tags: StephenConroy internet … Continue reading →