Tuesday, January 13th, 2009

Why we need to stop the data retention proposals

I’ve just had this article posted on the Index on Censorship site
..we need to stand up against the plans because even if the current proposals can be justified as a proportionate measure –– and remember that only details of sender and receiver are being stored, not the content of the messages themselves –– mission creep [...]

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Saturday, June 28th, 2008

My del.icio.us bookmarks for June 25th through June 28th

Here’s what I tagged on del.icio.us between June 25th and June 28th:

Bad science: Suicides, Aids, and a masts campaigner | Comment is free | The Guardian – Surely there's a link to wifi too…
ICO slaps TfL over Oyster data hoard | The Register – So if you want to get your child's discount [...]

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Wednesday, June 11th, 2008

Being watched

[As ever, you can read this online on the BBC News website]
The chances are that I’ll be getting a letter from my internet service provider in the next few weeks telling me that they’ve been watching my network activity closely and think I’ve been breaking the law.
Virgin Media, who used to be called ntl before [...]

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