UK plans Australia-style data retention regime
A U.K. counterterrorism bill would require ISPs to retain IP addresses in order to identify individual users of Internet services.
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EU human rights court gives priority to UK mass surveillance case
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has fast-tracked a complaint alleging that the U.K. government illegally used Internet and telecommunications networks to systematically spy on its citizens, privacy campaigners said Friday.
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Privacy groups attack ISPs over support for 'Snoopers' Charter'
Privacy groups have urged a number of ISPs to withdraw their participation in the consultation on the controversial Communications Data Bill, criticising them for putting business interests ahead of customer privacy.
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Government rejects automatic porn blocks
It has been confirmed that the government has rejected plans to automatically block internet access to pornography on all computers to prevent children from watching it. The government says the move is not widely supported.