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Uphold talkbacker's anonymity in defamation trial, court says
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| The Nazareth District Court has upheld the
| right of the Walla Web portal to refuse to
| hand over the IP addresses of commenters
| accused of defaming a journalist.
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http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1144846.html
The Snoopy Google Toolbar
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| No one is accusing Google of being Big
| Brother, but it certainly was eye-opening
| when Ben Edelman, an assistant professor
| at Harvard Business School, shows that
| newer versions of Google Toolbar, versions
| 6.3 and above, was tracking Internet
| Explorer 8 users actions even when it was
| 'off.'
|
| Of course this begs the question, "Is
| there someone out there who ever turns the
| extremely useful Google Toolbar off?" I
| never have. Still, it is disturbing that
| this bug ever made it to the public in the
| first place. I mean, what part of 'off'
| did Google's developers not get?
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http://www.itworld.com/security/94342/the-snoopy-google-toolbar
Twitter working to thwart censorship
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| Micro-blogging site Twitter is developing
| technology that will prevent government
| censorship after Iran and China moved to
| censor its users.
|
| [...]
|
| Williams said Twitter had an advantage in
| evading government censors over a singular
| website as its streams are distributed
| through a number of outlets, including
| syndicating sites and mobile applications.
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http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20100127/twitter-working-thwart-censorship.htm
InternetNZ rejects internet filtering
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| InternetNZ (Internet New Zealand Inc) has
| released a position paper rejecting
| centralised internet filtering as an
| acceptable approach for New Zealand.
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http://www.techworld.com.au/article/334343/internetnz_rejects_internet_filtering?fp=2&fpid=1&rid=1
Recent:
John Gaunt's case is an important test for freedom of speech
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| I regret the chilling effect that will be
| felt in publishing and broadcasting even if
| Gaunt wins his case - and the prospect of
| him losing is an appalling prospect for
| those who cherish free speech in this
| country. So we here at Big Brother Watch
| are rooting for John today.
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http://www.bigbrotherwatch.org.uk/home/2010/01/john-gaunts-case-is-an-important-test-for-freedom-of-speech.html
China slams Clinton's call for Internet freedom
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| China blocks Web sites including Facebook,
| Twitter and YouTube, and has long forced
| domestic Internet companies to censor their
| own services. Blog providers, for instance,
| are expected to delete user posts that
| include pornographic content or talk of
| sensitive political issues.
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http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9147298/China_slams_Clinton_s_call_for_Internet_freedom
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