Tag archive: law

Wikipedia has chosen to temporarily hide its Italian edition due to the prospect of new speech restrictions in Italy. A law proposal from prime ministry Berlusconi known as “DDL intercettazioni ”, or Wiretapping Act, is currently being debated in Italian Parliament. Wikipedia users believe the new restrictions are an affront to everything the free and neutral encyclopedia stands for, and the Italian site could be permanently deleted if the… Read More

Rhode Island's horny youth may need to find a new way to get their rocks off because sexting is off the menu. A new survey conduced by the University of Rhode Island has found that 56 percent of RI college students had received sexual images and 78 percent had received sexually suggestive messages on their phone, reports Science Daily. More than two-thirds of students owned up to sending sexts themselves, though in 73 percent of… Read More

Tennessee lawmakers think that sharing a Netflix password is like stealing cable. Today, lawmakers in the state passed a new measure that criminalizes using a friend's login for entertainment services like Netflix, Hulu Plus, or Rhapsody. All the bill needs now is the governor's signature, and the AP reports that Gov. Bill Haslam is expected to sign the bill. “I don't know enough about that legislation, but if it's… Read More

A teenage male in Illinois was arrested and charged with misdemeanor disorderly conduct for creating and circulating an offensive list on the internet which ranked female students at his high school. The 17-year-old was a student at Oak Park and River Forest High School, though his name hasn't been released due to his age. Oak Park police told the Chicago Tribune that the list contained 50 female students, all rated on their body parts and… Read More

In a move intended to help Americans sleep more soundly in their beds at night, the White House has proposed legislation as part of a cybersecurity plan to protect the country from damaging cyberattacks. In a statement, the White House said, “The cybersecurity vulnerabilities in our government and critical infrastructure are a risk to national security, public safety and economic prosperity.” A report by the Wall Street Journal… Read More

People have long been using excuses to get out of jury duty that they don't want to serve — even though it's their civic obligation. But now you could be doing exactly that without even knowing it — just by posting on Facebook. According to a report by the Wall Street Journal, court officials are increasingly using social networking sites to decide who makes the cut in jury selections. Prosecutors and lawyers have begun to look at… Read More

Social networking site Facebook announced plans to give users more control over how their information is shared with third party developers, as well as offering a clearer option for users to deactivate or delete their accounts. “Giving people more control over what information they share and with whom is at the heart of how we think about privacy at Facebook,” the company wrote in its blog. “As people better understand how… Read More