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global minilinks for 2008-09-04

DEEPLINKS BLOG
MiniLinks by Danny O'Brien
September 4, 2008

global minilinks for 2008-09-04

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  • Europe's Privacy Czar Attacks Telecom Amendments in EU
    Says that they could allow over-reaching controls over Internet technology.
  • Kremlin Web Critic Shot by Police in Ingushetia
    Magomed Yevloyev, owner of the ingushetiya.ru site, and vocal critic of Ingushetia regional administration, was shot by a police officer, and died from his injuries, after being detained.
  • NZ Judge bans Net Naming of Defendants Online
    Worries about "viral nature" of reporting, censors website.
  • Wiretapping Comes to Uganda
    New "privacy" bill is slammed by Amnesty International.
  • Malaysia Clamping Down on Internet Free Speech
    Rumors of portal site blocked, and a cabinet decision to sue critics of the new government for defamation.
  • India's Info-Activism Camp
    Want to use digital advocacy in the developing world? Come to Tactical Tech's Info-Activism Camp - Feb 2009, India.
  • Stop Software Patents Petition
    Activists in Europe take the initiative to stop software patents permanently.
  • Egyptian Blogger Mohamed Refaat is Arrested
    He had already been detained for a month before being charged under Egypt's emergency laws.
  • Britain Plans Mandatory ISP Logging of Internet
    Data retention will enter into British law after consultation, but without parliamentary debate.

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