The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), Britain's privacy watchdog, has reopened its investigation into Google Street View after the company...
UK: New Google Street View privacy pressure
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William Clowes
William Clowes
Pot and kettle, Mr Mugabe
William Clowes: Pot and kettle, Mr Mugabe
Spain sues Google over Street View
The Spanish Agency for Data Protection (AEPD) has filed a lawsuit against Google. Following an investigation launched in May, the Street View...
PAST EVENT: Geek calendar launch
Geek calendar launch in support of the Libel Reform Campaign. 21 October
Turkey: Kurdish activists go on trial
Kurdish politicians and activists, 151 in total, have gone on trial in Diyarbakir, the largest city in the Kurdish-dominated southeast. The charges...
Iran: Opposition blogger arrested
Doctor and blogger Mehdi Khazali has been arrested in Tehran, charged with “acting against national security and disturbing public opinion”....
USA: Pentagon braces for more leaks
The Pentagon is preparing itself for the release of 400,000 intelligence files relating to the Iraq war. Following Wikileaks' release of 77,000...
UAE: BlackBerry ban suspended
A UAE regulator has withdrawn its threat to suspend BlackBerrys mobile communication services. In August, the Telecommunications Regulatory...