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The European Parliament on Thursday approved a controversial data transfer agreement with the U.S. that had sharply divided legislators.
By Jennifer Baker | 19 April, 2012 21:58
Campaigners against ACTA (Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement) are hailing as a success the decision by the European Parliament's trade committee not to refer the deal to the European Court of Justice (ECJ).
By Jennifer Baker | 28 March, 2012 03:48
In a surprising turnaround, members of the European Parliament's civil liberties committee voted on Tuesday to endorse a controversial data transfer agreement with the U.S.
By Jennifer Baker | 28 March, 2012 02:50
The European Parliament looks set to reject an agreement with the U.S. to hand over personal data of airline passengers.
By Jennifer Baker | 24 March, 2012 02:19
It was another busy week for hactivists attacking the online targets of their ire. This time, hackers under the banner AntiSec appeared to have hacked the website of OnGuardOnline.gov, the U.S. government's online security website, in protest against the much-railed-against legislation Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) as well as other bills regarding intellectual protection. Similarly, the group Anonymous is believed to be behind the distributed denial-of-service attack on Thursday that brought down the European Parliament's website in what is thought to be retaliation for European support for the shutdown of the Megaupload file-sharing site the week before. Anonymous also opposes a treaty being ratified in Europe now called the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement. That deals with infringement of intellectual property rights.
By Ellen Messmer | 28 January, 2012 06:22
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