ACTA

EFF provides the 2nd volume of E-Book Buyer’s Guide to Privacy v2

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EFF’s E-Book Buyer’s Guide to Privacy v2 Can they keep track of book searches? Google Books Yes Logs all search data with IP address. Will also associate searches with user’s Google Account if logged in. Will not associate searches with users account if not logged in. Amazon Kindle Yes Logs data on products viewed and/or … Read more

Yahoo’s style guide for web content

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here is the style guide site here is the news about it: Email? Not ?E-mail?: Yahoo Creates Style Guide for Web Content ************** British Columbia?s Capital City Officially Names June 30 Social Media Day *************** ROUNDUP EXCLUSIVE: First Teaser For ?The Social Network? [VIDEO] from Mashable! by Christina Warren Facebook Unleashes Open Graph Search Engine, … Read more

New study on Sexting

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Medvedev Tweets from FP Passport by Joshua Keating

Twitter stumbles as Medvedev visits

from FT.com – World, Europe
The Russian president, who is touring Silicon Valley companies, sends his first ‘tweet’ from the offices of the messaging service, which is struggling with outages because of usage spikes during the World Cup

“Sexting”: legal and practical issues

from Berkman Center Newsfeed by syoung

The Berkman Center is pleased to share our Youth and Media Policy Working Group Initiative’s latest document, which addresses legal and practical issues related to the practice colloquially known as sexting:

Sexting: Youth Practices and Legal Implications (PDF)

The document was prepared by Harvard Law School’s Cyberlaw Clinic, based at the Berkman Center, for the Risky Behaviors and Online Safety cluster of the Youth and Media Policy Working Group Initiative. It is intended to provide background for discussion of interventions related to sexting. It begins with a definition of sexting, and continues with overviews of research and media stories related to sexting. It then discusses the statutory and constitutional framework for child pornography and obscenity. It concludes with a description of current and pending legislation meant to address sexting.

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EP against ACTA measures

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EU Parliament votes 663-13 against ACTA’s enforcement measures

from Boing Boing by Cory Doctorow

The European Parliament resoundingly voted against the secret Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA), in a resounding 663 to 13 tally. The parliamentarians defied the EU executive and threatened to take the issue to the European Court of Justice if the EU doesn’t reject ACTA’s provisions on disconnection for infringement and other enforcement provisions.

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2020 economic roadmap for Europe

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Brussels unveils 2020 economic roadmap for Europe

from EurActiv.com by frederic

If implemented, the strategy should bring “at least 2% growth” to Europe, Barroso said, presenting his proposals in Brussels on Wednesday (3 March).

Hanging In The Balance Over At The ECB

from A Fistful Of Euros » A Fistful Of Euros by Edward Hugh

In the time of my confession, in the hour of my deepest need
When the pool of tears beneath my feet flood every newborn seed
There?s a dyin? voice within me reaching out somewhere,

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Italy vs. Google

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Wired.com: Does Italy?s Google Conviction Portend More Censorship?

from CyberLaw Blog

Google Hit With Antitrust Investigation in Europe

from Mashable! by Adam Ostrow

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EU annoyed with Israel

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EU signals displeasure with Israel

from FT.com – World, Europe
The European Union signals its displeasure with Israel by denouncing the use of forged European passports in the killing of a Hamas commander in Dubai

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Oh boy, “Greece condemned for falsifying data

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Greece condemned for falsifying data

from FT.com – World, Europe
The European Commission has condemned Greece for falsifying data about its public finances and allowing political pressures to obstruct the collection of accurate statistics.

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