France court tells Twitter to release identities of racist tweeters

A French court puts Twitter on the spotlight and tells them to turn over data of anti-Semitic tweeters, and that’s because in France, hate and racist speech is illegal in the country.

Twitter said that they are reviewing the request, but will they comply?

When it comes to some European countries like Germany and France going after Nazi paraphernalia and hate comments online, that can be just the pretext needed for Internet subjugation.

Source: Tech News World

Top ISPs Six Strikes Anti-Piracy measures may apply to free Wi-Fi

For those that think the six strikes copyright enforcement blitz only applies to residential customers and not in public areas, think again.

The top ISPs - AT&T, Comcast, Verizon, and others may expand the six strikes copyright rule to their Wi-Fi hotspots, and go after businesses that are providing patrons their Wi-Fi access and throttling down their Net speed if used for infringement purposes.

It shows even if you use public Wi-Fi, you may be subject to an unexpected decrease in Net speed.

Source: TechDirt

If you're looking to petition Verizon not to pursue businesses that provide their Wi-Fi access, sign the petition here.

Google removes censorship notice from Chinese search

Google decides to take away the ability to notify Chinese internet surfers of censored search results from China’s internet censorship systems, days after its plans to visit North Korea.

Is it because the Chinese regime already know about it, or that it serves no purpose to Google?

North Korea has it’s own domestic Intranet in place, so will Google’s visit to the country help in terms of setting up shop, or otherwise?

Source: Information Policy