Email Monitoring – How Much Is Too Much

The National Security Agency has recently been brought to light, as they seem to have gotten a bit overzealous with their work. It appears that several people involved with the NSA feel that privacy issues have been ignored by some, and they are digging too deeply into too many private people.
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Spamming Back On The Rise

Recently, two Internet Service Providers (ISP’s) denied service to the Mcolo Corp., which in short caused them to shut down. Spam, the large amounts of nonsense emails entering inboxes across the globe, decreased as a result of this and offered a small relief to internet users everywhere. Unfortunately, spamming is back on the rise.
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Opera files an anti-trust complaint against Microsoft

“We are filing this complaint on behalf of all consumers who are tired of having a monopolist make choices for them,” said Opera CEO Jon von Tetzchner. The complaint comes after the European Commission confirmed a ruling in September that Microsoft had illegally bundled Windows Media Player with Windows, resulting in the introduction of special versions of Windows XP with it removed, for the European market.
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Big Apple Forces Rumour Site To Shut Down

After years of protracted legal batties, a website dedicated to news and rumors about upcoming Apple products has been shut down. In a settlement with Think Secret owner Nicholas Ciarelli, the website will cease operations, but will not disclose the names of its sources. Further details of the settlement will remain confidential. A four-line statement on the website is the only information available about the deal, calling it “a positive solution for both sides”. Read more

The Pirate Bay To Sue Anti-Piracy Agencies For Damages

The Pirate Bay, which calls itself the world’s largest bittorrent tracker, has announced its intention to file for damages against The International Federation of Phonographic Industry (IFPI) an organisation which claims to represent the interests of recording industries worldwide. The website want compensation for the traffic that was blocked by a Danish ISP after a court ruled that it had assisted copyright infringement after allowing access to the site. The ruling apparently contravened European Union Law. Read more