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Social media link to attacks poses conundrum
AFP, Published on 15/12/2015
» SAN FRANCISCO - Pressure is growing on social networks to play a bigger role in finding and weeding out jihadists and others looking to recruit members and plot deadly attacks.
Lawmaker reveals scale of US mobile data requests
AFP, Published on 10/12/2013
» US mobile carriers provided some one million records to law enforcement in 2012 related to warrants, wiretaps, location data and "cell-tower dumps," documents released by a US senator showed.
Net giants opposed to Brazil database creation
AFP, Published on 26/10/2013
» Web giant Google and other Internet companies say they oppose creating Brazil-based databases of local customer information, proposed by a Brazilian government determined to crack down on espionage.
Kuwait jails opposition tweeter for insulting emir
AFP, Published on 07/01/2013
» A Kuwaiti court on Sunday sentenced an opposition youth to two years in jail for writing tweets deemed offensive to the ruler of the oil-rich Gulf state, a rights activist said.
US Senate blocks Obama-backed cybersecurity bill
AFP, Published on 02/08/2012
» A cybersecurity bill sought by President Barack Obama as critical to national defense was blocked Thursday in the Senate, drawing an angry response from the White House.
New computer law campaign seeks support
Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 05/07/2011
» Computer and internet users are lobbying to have a say in changes to the law relating to computer crimes, arguing that it is they who will be most affected by the law.
US lawmakers to push for online piracy bill
AFP, Published on 05/04/2011
» Democratic and Republican members of the US Congress pledged Monday to pass legislation that would give US authorities more tools to crack down on websites engaged in piracy of movies, television shows and music and the sale of counterfeit goods.
Australia extends deadline for broadband network
AFP, Published on 25/03/2011
» Australian senators have extended by two-and-a-half years the deadline for completion of the country's national broadband network in order to connect an extra million homes.
Data law draft raises fears over user privacy
Database, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 24/02/2010
» Law experts have raised criticisms of Thailand's Data Protection Law draft, saying that there are several issues requiring amendment, especially concerns over abuse of power.