British mobile operators have, according to a Sunday article in the Financial Times, rejected a proposal by the government to have them share their networks. The plan was formulated as a… Read more »
In investigating a minor government scandal, the British police used the RIPA law — recently expanded to include web-based communications of all kinds — to figure out a journalist’s sources. Somehow,… Read more »
Julian Assange will “soon” leave the Ecuadorian embassy in London, where he has been taking refuge since breaking bail terms two years ago, the Wikileaks founder said Monday in a press… Read more »
Lawmakers in some countries are updating traditional intercept regulations so they take in new kinds of communications channels. I don’t believe they understand the implications of what they’re doing. Read more »
A U.K. man has been arrested for running a proxy server that granted access to “piracy” websites that had been blocked by the courts. The unnamed 20-year-old was arrested earlier this… Read more »
In a report about tackling online issues like bullying and revenge porn, the Lords tentatively advised that web services should demand real names at sign-up, even if they then allow usage… Read more »
The new “Operation Creative” tactic is designed to tackle the funding of copyright-infringement websites without making users vulnerable to malware, as an earlier pilot accidentally did. However, it’s a bit worrying… Read more »
Tom Watson and David Davis are teaming up with Liberty to launch a legal challenge against the data retention law, which was barely debated but which allows the UK authorities to… Read more »
Suspected “pirates” will get told they’ve been spotted — but that’s it. This appears to be little more than a consumer awareness campaign, with no threatened disconnections. Read more »
The House of Lords passed the Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Bill on Thursday without a vote, and it received royal assent hours later. That means DRIP is law after just… Read more »