Category Archives: Links

Delimiter – Voluntary filtering on track for mid-2011 Stephen Conroy’s Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy tonight said voluntary filtering of the internet for child abuse material by three of Australia’s largest internet service providers was on track … Continue reading →

Delimiter – Video: AFACT takes heart from dissenting judge The Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft this afternoon said it took heart from the fact that one of the judges overseeing its appeal in its copyright infringement case against ISP iiNet … Continue reading →

Crackdown on telco privacy after Vodafone bungle Vodafone's recent breach of privacy laws has triggered a check on all other telcos by the communications regulator, which is concerned poor practices are more widespread. (tags: Vodafone Telstra telco ACMA ChrisChapman telecommunications … Continue reading →

DailyTech – U.S. Government Accidentally Abuses Internet "Kill Switch", Shuts off 84,000 Sites In evidence of the dangers of the U.S. government's increasing "kill switch" powers regarding web servers inside the U.S., the Department of Justice and Homeland Security’s ICE last week essentially … Continue reading →

UK Press Watchdog Rules Tweets Are Public Information | Epicenter | Wired.com A ruling by the Press Complaints Commissions (PCC) has given British journalists the green-light to lift tweets from social networking site Twitter. (tags: UK twitter PressComplaintsCommissions privacy DepartmentofTransport SarahBaskerville … Continue reading →

Online instigator tells of kidnap In a tearful, riveting live television interview only two hours after his release from an Egyptian prison, the Google executive Wael Ghonim acknowledged that he was one of the people behind the anonymous Facebook and … Continue reading →

Forget piracy law until iiNet's over: Telstra – Communications – News Telco giant Telstra has asked the government to keep potential reviews of policy surrounding copyright infringement off the table until a court case being heard on the matter is … Continue reading →

Religiously follow the rules, or catch church in bed with state Questioning the amount of money spent by state and commonwealth governments on religion, despite the constitution requiring the separation of the two. (tags: religion church government education LionelMurphy Howard … Continue reading →

World News Australia – Canada bans unlimited downloads Backed by a public outcry, Canadian opposition parties lined up on Tuesday to voice concerns about a regulatory decision that chokes off the ability of small independent Internet providers to offer unlimited … Continue reading →

Star Trek boss regrets omitting gay plots Star Trek writer/producer Brannon Braga regrets leaving gay characters out of the sci-fi franchise, insisting it was "a shame" the futuristic show failed to incorporate a wider range of sexualities. (tags: StarTrek gay … Continue reading →