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By: Jillian C. York
Date: 09 Oct 2008
A heavyweight US investigation of counter-terror databases has concluded that the type of intelligence mining proposed by UK spy chiefs under the auspices of the Interception Modernisation Programme (IMP) probably won't catch jihadis.
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By: Jillian C. York
Date: 08 Oct 2008
The leaders of the most wired country on Earth are seeking to curb online anonymity and debate, with laws that many say will fail
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By: Jillian C. York
Date: 08 Oct 2008
Ministers are considering spending up to £12 billion on a database to monitor and store the internet browsing habits, e-mail and telephone records of everyone in Britain.
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By: Jillian C. York
Date: 07 Oct 2008
Skype is continuing to receive criticism surrounding the recent news that the Chinese government is censoring text messages sent through the service.
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By: Jillian C. York
Date: 07 Oct 2008
A reported decision by Delta Air Lines to block "inappropriate" Web sites from its planned in-flight Wi-Fi service could be just the tip of the iceberg for airlines' control of Internet use.
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By: Jillian C. York
Date: 06 Oct 2008
Internet bans have become a frequent occurrence in Turkey, thanks to regulatory loopholes and a vague legal framework. This year alone, authorities blocked access to at least 1,112 sites following complaints to the Telecommunications Directorate or to courts. The most recent case involved the website of Richard Dawkins, a prominent evolutionary theorist.
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By: Jillian C. York
Date: 06 Oct 2008
Porn on a plane? Not if you're flying Delta Air Lines.
The airline, which plans to launch its in-flight Wi-Fi service later this year, has changed course on the controversial issue and now says it will block inappropriate Web sites from its Internet service, according to an article published Friday by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
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By: Jillian C. York
Date: 06 Oct 2008
A Belgian ISP, SA Scarlet, has told a court in the country that it cannot feasibly stop illegal file sharing following a 2007 court order that it must block or filter copyright infringing files from being traded on its network. The ISP tried both slowing P2P traffic and filtering it before eventually coming to the conclusion that the court’s demand was unworkable.
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By: Jillian C. York
Date: 06 Oct 2008
The United Arab Emirates has been identified as one of the countries that extensively filters content online in a global survey by the OpenNet Initiative.
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By: Jillian C. York
Date: 06 Oct 2008
The BBC's Erica Chernofsky looks at how Israel's highly traditional Ultra-Orthodox Jewish community is tackling the challenges and opportunities of new communications technologies.
