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Google Street View faces citizens' reservation in EUWhile Google intends to go on mapping localities in Europe through its Street View system, several EU countries continue to show reluctance to this service due to privacy issues. ЕДРИ | 2.9.2010 |
French authority wants users to install spyware on their computersFrench Internet users could soon be required to install spyware on their PCs tracking down their searching habits and analysing the applications installed on their PCs, in order to prevent "file-sha... ЕДРИ | 1.9.2010 |
International team developing open source hospital information systemAn international team of software developers specialising in medical systems is working on a hospital information system. Свет | 31.8.2010 |
Spain: Andalusia government studying switch to open source desktopThe government of Andalusia, one of Spain's autonomous regions, is preparing to use a complete open source desktop environment. Свет | 30.8.2010 |
Azeri bloggers appeal rejected by the Supreme CourtThe Azerbaijani Supreme Court took a disturbing decision on 19 August 2010 rejecting the appeal by bloggers and activists Emin Milli and Adnan Hajizade thus upholding the previous decisions taken by t... Свет | 26.8.2010 |
Google Testing 'Instant Search' FeatureEver since Microsoft launched Bing last year, Google has been implementing search features at a fairly rapid pace. According to a number of online reports, the company is currently testing an "instant... Свет | 25.8.2010 |
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Although initially the Swedish Government promised not to hunt down
young people for filesharing, on 14 March 2008, it made a proposal that
will allow courts to force Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to give up
IP addresses used for illegal filesharing to the owners of the
fileshared material.
The government's present proposal means the rejection of the previous alternative proposed by Appeals Court judge Cecilia Renfors who was suggesting ISPs should shut down users who repeatedly downloaded copyrighted material without permission. “Neither we as a provider nor the Anti-Piracy Agency can or should make a decision as to when copyright is more important than personal integrity. For this reason it feels good that the government will hand this task to the courts." Read more>>>Source: EDRI-gram "The Swedish Government decided to take measures against filesharers" Number 6.6, Mar 26, 2008. |