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P2P Sites’ Injunctions Overturned, Anti-Piracy Group Fined
Earlier this year, TorrentFreak reported on computer science student, Juan Jose Carrasco Colonel. The 26 year-old resident of Bonar, Spain, ran two eD2K file-sharing link sites known as Elitelmula and Etmusica. Both were closed some months ago after action by music and anti-piracy group SGAE led to a court order being served on the sites’ host.
Continue reading »Swiss want freeze on Google Street View
The number of complaints launched against advertising company Google’s Street Views is significant, to understate the situation. Its response is always, Problem? What problem?
Continue reading »More Google Street View privacy problems
p2pnet has been pointing out privacy problems with Google advertising hook Street View since the day it was launched. Complaints have been pouring in not only from individuals, but also governments, around the world. Ask Beatle Paul McCartney .
Continue reading »The Net: fostering transparency
p2pnet news view | P2P | Politics:- The August long weekend goes by many names in Canada – Simcoe Day in Toronto, Colonel By Day in Ottawa, and British Columbia Day in B.C. – but the most common is simply Civic Day. On the week Canadians enjoyed Civic Day, it is worth noting how our civic institutions are rapidly being transformed by open government mandates that leverage the power of the Internet to foster greater transparency and public engagement.
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