The few souls that attempt to read and understand website privacy policies know they are almost universally unintelligible and shot through with clever loopholes. But one of the most important policies to know is your internet service provider's -- the company that ferries all your traffic to and from the internet, from search queries to BitTorrent uploads, flirty IMs to porn. Join discussion...

UK university lectures today vehemently rejected a government plan to require academic staff to spy on Muslim student, describing it as a "witch-hunt". Join discussion...

News coverage and expert testimony available on the Internet document just how easy it is for families like The Bandys to have a computer infected with viruses, backdoor software and Trojan horses. Join discussion...

Online retailer CD-Wow must pay £41m to British record companies after breaking a deal to stop selling illegally imported cheap albums in the UK. Join discussion...

Hong Kong spammers will face big fines and a long jail terms under a new law to control unsolicited advertising. New legislation in the southern Chinese city will regulate all messages sent by electronic means that advertise or promote goods or services, including faxes, emails, SMS text and pre-recorded voice messages. Join discussion...

The Federal Trade Commission has opened a preliminary antitrust investigation into Google ’s planned $3.1 billion purchase of the online advertising company DoubleClick, an industry executive briefed on the agency’s plans said yesterday. The inquiry began at the end of last week, after it was decided that the Federal Trade Commission instead of ... Join discussion...

Germany has just passed a new law that adds more "anti-hacker" provisions to the German criminal code. Although the new rules are meant to apply narrowly to hacking, critics are already complaining that they may prevent necessary security and network research. Join discussion...

A video that discusses the issues of Google censorship and how to determine what there censoring. Its a good video for anyone interested in online censorship issues to watch! Join discussion...

The People's Liberation Army (PLA) continues to build cyberwarfare units and develop viruses to attack enemy computer systems as part of its information-warfare strategy, the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) warned in a report released recently. Join discussion...

A great article that discusses the F8 framework and the implications of developing popular applications ontop of it. A must read for anyone considering building a facebook solution. Join discussion...