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UK to push for law to retain all communications data
The government argues that knowing the participants, timing and method of a communication — but not its contents — is vital in protecting the public from serious crime and terrorism.
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Botnets Tighten Defenses Year After McColo Shutdown
In the roughly 12 months since the McColo shutdown caused a short but dramatic drop in spam, botnet operators have changed tactics to minimize the impact of authorities shutting down their ISPs. Security researchers discussed how with eWEEK.
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ISP may take legal action if Mandelson ruling on cutting off users is approved
Speaking to The Guardian, TalkTalk, the second largest ISP in the UK with more than four million customers and ownership of the Tiscali and AOL brands, claimed the government's plan was based on file sharers being ‘guilty until proven innocent' and constituted an infringement of human rights.
FCC Chairman Proposes 'Net Neutrality' Rules
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski Monday outlined his plan for requiring Internet-service providers to keep their networks open to legal content and external devices.
IETF forges botnet clean-up standard
The IETF is developing a standard for how ISPs should go about cleaning up subscriber botnet infections.
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Jury Exacts $32M Penalty From ISPs For Supporting Criminal Websites
'Landmark case' indicates that ISPs may be held liable if they know about criminal activity on their customers' Websites and fail to act.
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Court Shuts Down 'Rogue' ISP
Agreeing with a complaint from the Federal Trade Commission, a district judge orders Pricewert, an ISP that the FTC says actively recruits and colludes with online criminals, to cease and desist operations.
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