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No More Calm Waters For Central Europe’s Romania

For quite a long time Romania enjoyed a certain peacefulness when it came to file-sharing related lawsuits – meaning that the number was zero. Up until vPlay.ro was targeted by the CNA (Romania’s Council...

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Saturday, November 3rd, 2012 Net News No Comments

Minneapolis police pushing for more license plate data privacy

Minneapolis maintains a massive database of license plate records. Andrew Bain A Minneapolis municipal committee is now advocating on behalf of local police for a change in Minnesota’s state law concerning the right...

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Friday, November 2nd, 2012 Net News No Comments

California universities to produce 50 open-source textbooks

California Governor Jerry Brown gave his pen a workout yesterday. In addition to signing legislation prohibiting social network snooping by employers and colleges, he also signed off on a proposal for the state to...

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Friday, September 28th, 2012 Net News No Comments

Dennis Kucinich wants radiation levels clearly labeled on your cell phone

If you’re reading this, you probably own a cell phone. And you’re also probably aware of the suspected risks—ones that have been touted by the City of San Francisco and the Council of...

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Monday, August 6th, 2012 Net News No Comments

Analysis: "Cybersecurity" bill endangers privacy rights

The controversy over the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act intensified on Tuesday when a White House spokeswoman warned Congress not to pass "cybersecurity" legislation without "robust safeguards to preserve the privacy and...

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Wednesday, April 18th, 2012 Net News No Comments