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Websites Could Boycott UK Over Surveillance Law
A new campaign, protesting the UK’s new Investigatory Powers Act, which gives the government access to 12 months’ worth of internet browsing data for every resident of the country – making it the most invasive mass surveillance program in Western civilisation – is asking websites to “block or restrict” UK…
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Google Speaks Out Over Secret Attacks by Hollywood
The recent Sony Pictures hack revealed that the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) had organised a secret campaign against Google, going so far as to pay Attorneys General to do their bidding, due to the perception that the search engine was facilitating online piracy. Now Google has responded to…
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Latest Sony Leaks Reveals How MPAA Want To Change DNS
It’s no secret that the MPAA are wanting to take stronger measures against piracy, but recent Sony leaks suggest they’re pushing to crack down even harder than they already are; they want to target the internet’s Domain Name System (DNS). The plan was first proposed as part of SOPA a…
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White House Wants to Make Illegal Downloads a Felony Offense
The White House has weighed in on the issue of media copyright infringement online, asserting that illegal downloads should be made a felony offense. Alex Niejelow, Chief of Staff to the US Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and National Security Council’s Head of Cybersecurity Policy, said in a statement, “we believe…
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Russia’s SOPA-Equivalent Could Shut Down Wikipedia
We already brought you news of Russia’s SOPA-like legislation which is still on track to pass and come into effect by August. Now a new report by TorrentFreak suggests that the Russian SOPA could see sites like Wikipedia, Google and Yandex shut down. According to Wikimedia Russia executive director, “Stanislav…
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Russia Could Pass SOPA-Like Legislation By August
Taiwan were the most recent country to reject SOPA-like legislation and you would of thought governments over the world would have learnt from the public outcry against various attempts to censor the internet. Well apparently not as Russia are pushing ahead with their SOPA-like legislation and it could be implemented…
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Taiwan’s SOPA-like Copyright Bill Shot Down In Flames
According to a report by TechDirt there has been public outcry in Taiwan over the government’s proposed copyright bill. Apparently during May the Taiwanese government created and submitted a SOPA-like (Stop Online Piracy Act) bill to combat copyright violations. The legislation was apparently draw up by the Taiwan Intellectual Property…
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