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Lib Dems back down on Internet filtering

According to a report on the Guardian website, Lib Dem peers are preparing to alter their amendment to the Digital Economy Bill, which passed its second reading in the House of Lords last week.

Government role in ICANN increases

In the wake of controversy about the influence of national governments on ICANN, the organisation's Government Advisory Committee has expanded its role, participating in the selection of members of policy review committees.

Kenya ICANN meeting ends without XXX decision

ICANN wrapped up its meeting in Nairobi, but delayed a vote on the creation of the .xxx domain, which was the most anticipated board decision in the meeting.

Pirate Bay legal action dropped in Norway

Copyright holders have given up legal efforts to force Norwegian ISP Telenor to block filesharing site The Pirate Bay, one of the parties to the case said.

ICANN chief: DNS could stop at any time

The Country Code Name Supporting Organization of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers has criticised ICANN President and CEO Rod Beckstrom for "inflammatory" comments that the Domain Name System is not as secure as it used to be.

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Internet access fundamental right, says BBC poll

A study by BBC World service found that four-fifths of adults around the world believe that Internet access is a fundamental human right.

Online industry unites against Digital Economy Bill

Online industry unites against Digital Economy Bill

Google, Yahoo, eBay, Facebook, Orange, Talk Talk and BT have singed an open letter to the Financial Times condemning a bill in parliament that they say “threatens freedom of speech and the open internet”.

ICANN meeting opens in Nairobi

After a series of board meetings on whether to cancel or not due to security issues, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) meeting kicked off in Nairobi.

Energizer Bunny infects PCs with Trojan

The Energizer Bunny infects PCs with backdoor malware, the Department of Homeland Security's US-CERT said.

UK Digital Economy Bill gives courts power to block websites

UK Digital Economy Bill gives courts power to block websites

The government has amended the Digital Economy Bill to give high court judges the power to block any website with a "substantial" amount of copyright infringing content, such as YouTube.

Microsoft browser ballot should go beyond EU, say rivals

A lobbying group composed of Microsoft rivals wants antitrust regulators worldwide to pressure the company into offering a browser ballot screen to their citizens.

Qualys offers websites free anti-hijack scans

Web admins and owners are being offered a free service that will scan their sites for malware hijacks, alerting them automatically if malicious code is found.

ICANN head to visit China after 'dot-China' request

The head of the global Internet addressing authority will visit China, according to reports, highlighting questions about China's web censorship after it applied to offer domain names that end with Chinese characters.

Microsoft criticises Google over antitrust concerns

Microsoft and Google are stepping up their war of words. This time it's Microsoft's turn: It says Google is pointing fingers rather than addressing the European Commission's investigation into the search giant.

Ofcom to test UK broadband speeds

Ofcom has revealed it will once again be testing fixed-line broadband speeds.

Nominet beefs up Internet security with DNSSEC protocol

The UK's domain registry Nominet, is set to implement DNS Security Extensions (DNSSEC), a security protocol designed to protect the DNS (Domain Name System).

Firms probed for P2P breaches submit data to FTC

Several companies being investigated by the FTC for inadvertently exposing customer and employee data on peer-to-peer networks, have been asked by the agency to submit extensive information on their data collection, usage and protection practices.

Copyright law confuses 73% of Brits

Nearly three quarters (73 percent) of Brits don't know whether they can copy CDs and DVDs to their PC, says Consumer Focus.

Cryptome back online after Microsoft drops 'spy' complaint

A Microsoft takedown notice briefly shuts down a secret-sharing Web site called Cryptome.org, but Microsoft cancels complaint, site restored.

Microsoft killing Waledac botnet will not stop spam, says researchers

Security researchers raised doubts that Microsoft's take-down of the Waledac botnet would have any impact on spam levels, as the company claimed.

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