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Germany to Force Internet Providers to Hand Over Data, Passwords of People ACCUSED of Hate Speech
Angela Merkel’s government is preparing a new bill that will force Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to hand over data, including passwords, of those accused of engaging in “hate speech” online.
Minister of Justice Christine Lambrecht, a member of the Social Democrats (SPD), is preparing the bill, which will force service providers, email hosts, online retailers, and others to give the government...
Government Prepares Internet Speech Crackdown Following Paris Attacks
The Charlie Hebdo unity march in Paris served as a backdrop on Sunday for interior ministers who demand more internet surveillance.
“We forcefully noted the need for greater cooperation with Internet companies to guarantee the reporting and removal of illegal content, particularly content that makes apologies for terrorism or promotes violence or hate,” said French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve.
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Obama urges FCC to reclassify internet amid net neutrality protests
United States President Barack Obama said Monday that the Federal Communications Commission should heed calls from the public concerning the future of the internet and “implement the strongest possible rules to protect net neutrality.”
The president’s remarks, posted to the White House website early Monday by way of both a video message and a written statement are among the most straightforward...
US FCC trying to Close the Internet amid Protests
The Federal Communication Commission voted Thursday morning to move forward with proposed rules for net neutrality that may affect the concept of an open internet as it exists today.
Led by FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler, the committee agreed by way of a three-two vote during a hearing in Washington, DC early Thursday to open up recently proposed rules concerning the future of net neutrality for comment,...
UN Calls for Internet Big Brother System to Combat Terrorism
Cyber cafes and libraries would be required to retain your personal information for law enforcement.
Under the rubric of combating international terrorism, the United Nations is calling for pervasive and widespread internet surveillance, Declan McCullagh reported on Monday.
Terrorists are exploiting Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Dropbox, to spread “propaganda” and open Wi-Fi networks in airports...
Secret treaty warned will impose draconian US Internet-blocking legislation on rest of the World
ISPs to be press-ganged as global “copyright cops”
In the US, the leaking of a draft of a secret international “treaty” shows that Internet Service Providers (ISPs) are to be compelled by law to act as de facto “copyright cops” and be made responsible for “disabling access” to web sites deemed by various unelected and unaccountable vested interests to...
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