UK Police to replace banner ads on piracy sites with copyright warnings
British visitors to copyright-infringing websites will start to see warnings from the police in the place of banner adverts for Usenet and VPNs, in the latest phase of Operation Creative.
Google and Microsoft blocking searches for child abuse is only the first step
Google and Microsoft have announced that they are blocking around 100,000 search terms related to child abuse, and will show users looking for such material warnings that it is illegal. This is a good first step and show of faith by the web firms to start tackling the issue, but there is much more to do.
Twitter “Bomb” Joker Appeals Conviction
A couple of years ago, Twitter user Paul Chambers vented his frustration at the travel chaos caused by heavy snow on the social…
Met Police Warn Hacktivists Supporting Anonymous And LulzSec On Twitter
The Metropolitan Police have turned to Twitter to make it clear to the hacktivist supporters of groups such as the now infamous LulzSec…