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The 8 members of Congress that support the FCC’s net neutrality repeal received over $4.5 million in telecom donations

Updated on Jul 28, 2021 by Caleb Chen

Last month, the FCC voted to begin dismantling net neutrality and handing over such regulation to the Federal Trade Commission. Mignon Clyburn, the only pro net neutrality FCC commissioner, called…

Categories: General Privacy News, Governments

Copyright revision in Europe proceeding; upload censorship gone (for now); close calls

Updated on Jun 10, 2017 by Rick Falkvinge

The revision of the copyright monopoly in the European Union continues its way through the European law factory. From Julia Reda, we learn that the Internal Market "IMCO" Committee has…

Categories: Censorship, Copyright, General Privacy News, Governments

UK police arrest man picked out from the crowd in real time by automatic facial recognition system

Updated on Jul 30, 2021 by Glyn Moody

An automatic facial scanning system has been used in Wales to spot a man wanted by the UK police, who was then arrested. Believed to be the first of its…

Categories: Cybersecurity, General Privacy News, Governments, Surveillance

Most UK ISPs block Private Internet Access by default

Updated on Jul 30, 2020 by Caleb Chen

VPN websites, like that of Private Internet Access, are actively being censored by internet service providers (ISPs) in the United Kingdom (UK). The website blocks were first put into place by UK…

Categories: General Privacy News, Governments

According to UK Prime Minister May, the fight against terrorism requires porn censorship on the Internet

Updated on Jul 30, 2021 by Rick Falkvinge

A few people have commented on UK Prime Minister Theresa May jumping on the opportunity to argue for "regulating the Internet" after the most recent terror attacks. Fewer have highlighted…

Categories: Censorship, General Privacy News, Governments

New York is latest state to see bipartisan support for internet privacy

Updated on Aug 3, 2021 by Caleb Chen

New York state may be the next state to pass their own internet privacy protections that protect the sensitive information of internet subscribers from their internet service providers (ISPs). Shortly…

Categories: General Privacy News, Governments

Bad law, not bad luck: Article 13 of new EU Copyright Directive requires general upload filters

Updated on Nov 18, 2020 by Glyn Moody

Back in September last year, Rick Falkvinge wrote about the launch of an important revision of the European Union's main copyright law, which will have a massive impact on Internet…

Categories: Copyright, General Privacy News, Governments

As America’s FCC tries to dismantle NN, French authorities back net neutrality in France

Updated on Jul 22, 2020 by Caleb Chen

In sharp and deliberate contrast to America's bullheaded rush into destroying net neutrality protections, net neutrality in France is alive and well. French internet service providers (ISPs) and telecoms have…

Categories: General Privacy News, Governments

Why the Chinese love clunky QR codes, despite privacy and security shortcomings

Updated on Aug 6, 2020 by Glyn Moody

As you may have noticed, there's a lot of interest in bitcoin at the moment. According to one analysis, a key factor driving the digital currency to record highs is…

Categories: Cryptocurrency, General Privacy News, Governments

EU agrees to deploy 6000 to 8000 free public wifi hotspots in local communities

Updated on Aug 6, 2021 by Caleb Chen

A new project by the European Union (EU) will deploy 6000 to 8000 new public wifi hotspots in local communities around the EU. The project, called the WIFI4EU initiative, is…

Categories: General Privacy News, Governments
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