Meltwater and PRCA celebrate partial victory as NLA guns for Google News - Econsultancy (blog)

A brief recap: back in 2009, the NLA introduced licensing for aggregators and media monitoring firms that use content from its members' websites. Meltwater objected to end users having to pay an additional fee to click online links, on top of the fee ...

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Insurers prosecuted for data protection breaches in Dublin - Insurance Age

Zurich, Travelers and Irish insurer FBD have been prosecuted for breaching the Data Protection Act after pleading guilty to illegally using social welfare information on individuals at Dublin District Court. The Irish Times reported the insurers ...

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Council is rapped over data breaches - The Bolton News

The breach was reported to the Information Commissioner by the council at the same time as another data loss in July, 2011. As revealed by The Bolton News in December, files containing children's details were stolen from a worker's car.

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'I just wanted the issue to be heard by a court of law' - Tehelka

The government had submitted in the trial court that there was sufficient 'objectionable content' posted online to initiate criminal proceedings against the social networking websites, but Rai feels it has skirted the issue by not enforcing laws that ...

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SOCA takes RnBXclusive offline, arrests founders - UNLIMITED CMU

A British music blog that posted, amongst other things, links to music files, many of them unlicensed, has been shut down by the Serious Organised Crime Agency. People visiting RnBXclusive.com today will see a SOCA statement that says the UK government ...

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Online surveillance bill will fight cyber crime: minister - CTV.ca

He said the Opposition "will fight this bill all the way," and called on Canadians to sign an online petition to protest the legislation. Angus said he understands that cyber crime is a growing concern, and said his party wants "to make sure (police) ...

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Penn State ex-VP seeks criminal charges' dismissal - Newsday

Nation Newsday > News Content Preview Newsday 7 day/Optimum Online subscribers click here for full access Not a Newsday or Optimum Online subscriber? Click here Penn State ex-VP seeks criminal charges' dismissal Originally published: February 14, ...

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'We wanted to know that our children would be safe' - public backlash to John ... - Scotland Courier

In fact, Nicoll was considered such a threat that in 2010 Tayside Police took groundbreaking court action to keep tabs on him. Chief Constable Justine Curran moved to have him made subject to the conditions of the sex offenders register and then to ...

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Dangerous links - The Hindu

Features such as online activity reports, age appropriate settings, and blocking of YouTube, games and websites, give parents a powerful tool to ensure their kids stay safe when using the Internet,' explains Krishnapur. McAfee commissioned Synovate to ...

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