Saudis cuff 'outspoken' blogger
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| Farhan's friend Ahmad al-Omran said his chum was "the first Saudi blogger to
| be detained by state security" and that his detention had created "widespread
| anxiety among other Saudi bloggers and advocates".
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/01/02/saudi_blogger/
It's worth pointing out that Microsoft (and Yahoo) assist such suppression.
German privacy activists cry foul over data retention law
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| The group said 30,000 people have signed the objection against laws that mean
| German telecoms carriers are obliged to keep details of internet usage and
| phone call records for up to two years.
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/01/02/german_data_retention_objection/
Another reason to adopt open systems and encrypt transmissions. This isn't
about "terrorism", but more about exposing identity/location political
bloggers, animal rights activisits, etc. It's all about control (suppression).
Related:
Bloggers should be allowed to join the journalist party
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| Look, there is no debating the fact that there are numerous writers on the
| Internet that write extremely well and can tack prose together better than
| anyone. Sometimes, these writers are discovered because they were either
| lucky or had the drive to make a career out of their passion. On the other
| hand, there are some that simply don't want the exposure or income -- they
| simply want to write. Why should the government deny those writers the right
| to do what they love just because they don't want writing to make up the
| majority of their livelihood?
|
| In a word, this new bill is disgusting.
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http://blogs.cnet.com/8301-13506_1-9800184-17.html?tag=rsspr.6214423&part=rss&subj=news
Microsoft sued by Beijing student for privacy infringement
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| Lu argued that Microsoft had violated his legal rights by providing a formal
| contract which had to be accepted in order to proceed with the installation.
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http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-09/13/content_6718045.htm
Yahoo!, Microsoft ink web pact with Chinese government
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| Microsoft and Yahoo! have signed a pact with the Chinese government
| that "encourages" the big name web players to record the identities of
| bloggers and censor content. So says Reporters Without Borders, an
| organization that fights for journalistic rights across the globe.
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/08/24/yahoo_and_microsoft_ink_chinese_blogging_pact/
Microsoft, Yahoo Tailor Ads To Users' Behavior
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| Google will remain on the sidelines — at least for now. But its Web portal
| rivals are stepping up their efforts to use behavioral targeting to make
| display, or banner, ads more relevant to Web site visitors.
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http://investors.com/editorial/IBDArticles.asp?artsec=17&issue=20070823
New software can identify you from your online habits
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| That is the spectre raised by new research conducted by Microsoft.
| The computing giant is developing software that could accurately
| guess your name, age, gender and potentially even your location,
| by analysing telltale patterns in your web browsing history. But
| experts say the idea is a clear threat to privacy - and may be
| illegal in some places.
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http://www.newscientisttech.com/article.ns?id=mg19426046.400&feedId=being-human_rss20
http://tinyurl.com/2lrazk
Microsoft Responds to Re-discovery of Vista Network Slowdowns
http://www.betanews.com/article/Microsoft_Responds_to_Rediscovery_of_Vista_Network_Slowdowns/1188244273
Yahoo in China human rights case
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| A human rights group in the US is suing Yahoo for alleged complicity in
| rights abuses and acts of torture in China.
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/6966116.stm
Chinese Internet dissident committed to mental hospital
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| "It is not acceptable that Chinese authorities use such methods to silence
| citizens who have merely peacefully voiced their opinions", expressed the
| organisation in an announcement. Apparently authorities have not abandoned
| the practice of punishing those who have exposed the abuse of power and
| defied censorship by compulsorily committing them to mental institutions.
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http://www.heise.de/english/newsticker/news/94864/from/rss09
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