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== Official Meetings ==
== Official Meetings ==
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Jim Killock met with the [http://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/ Citizen's Advice Bureau]. He also gave an interview with Al Jazeera to discuss ORG's new campaign [https://www.dontspyonus.org.uk/org Don't Spy on Us].
Peter Bradwell spoke at the UK [[Internet Governance Forum]] about child online protection.
Peter Bradwell spoke at the UK [[Internet Governance Forum]] about child online protection.
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==NSA and GCHQ updates==
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''See our [[Guardian and Snowden revelations 2013|full list of the Guardian and Snowden’s revelations]].''
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== Consultations and departments ==
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''A full list of open consultations and Parliamentary events can be found on our [[Events|Events]]''
== Committees ==
== Committees ==
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Deadline for submission is Monday 31 March. Instructions and submission forms can be found on their [http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/science-and-technology-committee/news/140207-big-data-call-for-evidence/ website].
Deadline for submission is Monday 31 March. Instructions and submission forms can be found on their [http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/science-and-technology-committee/news/140207-big-data-call-for-evidence/ website].
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== Government Bills ==
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== Private Members Bills ==
== Debates and questions ==
== Debates and questions ==
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International Developments
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=Westminster Hall debate on "Supporting the Digital Economy"=
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===Privacy International report indicates aid development can contribute
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mass surveillance
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developing countries===
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Thursday saw a debate in Westminster Hall discussing the topic "Supporting the Digital Economy". During the debate, the Vice-chair of the All-Party Intellectual Property Group, [[John Whittingdale MP]] suggested an alternative root
to
dealing with the delayed [[Digital Economy Act 2010]]. The Digital Economy Act is
in
effect, but there are still problems with getting statutory instruments to implement it. He suggested that when dealing with internet users who illegally share copyrighted material, a voluntary solution from [[ISP| ISPs]] and rights owners be used instead of mandatory legislation. He [http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201314/cmhansrd/cm140213/halltext/140213h0001.htm#140213h0001.htm_spnew72 said] "A voluntary copyright alert programme would involve an agreement between the rights owners and the ISPs that there would be a system through which letters were issued to those identified as illegally downloading."
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A new report titled Aiding Surveillance, has been published by [[Privacy International]]. It indicates potential link between
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work of aid agencies
in
developing countries and the misuse of their technologies by their host countries
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Westminster Hall debates are informal debates that give
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opportunity to MPs to discuss important matters
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The report highlights three key technologies currently used by aid agencies which inadvertently benefits mass surveillance by corrupt governments.
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== International Developments ==
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The three areas are:
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===US Senator launches petition to issue pardon for Edward Snowden===
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Management Information Systems
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that are used as a way
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Senator Ron Paul has started a [https://campaign.ronpaulchannel.com/snowden/petition/ petition] demanding a pardon for Edward Snowden. In a statement he [http://thehill.com/blogs/blog
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briefing-room/news/198325-ron-paul-launches-clemency-for-snowden-petititon said] “Edward Snowden sacrificed his livelihood
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citizenship, and freedom by exposing the disturbing scope of the NSA’s worldwide spying program. Thanks
to
one man’s courageous actions, Americans know about the truly egregious ways their government is spying
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- Digital identity registration and biometrics, to assess areas where aid is needed most by storing information
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aid recipients
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===Science channel
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YouTube facing termination after DMCA issued by film-makers===
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- Mobile phones and data. The use of mobile phones to transfer information
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A popular [[YouTube]] channel featuring 'science facts' and 'sceptical/debunking' videos,
may
be [http://mylespower.co.uk/ permanently removed] from the site and the creator of the channel will be barred from opening a new account. The decision comes after two Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) take-down requests were issued by the creators of the film "House of Numbers". The DMCA is an American law that implements the two copyright treaties of the [[United Nations| United Nation's]] [[World Intellectual Property Organisation]].
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- Border surveillance and security. New technologies are used to create a tighter grip on border security. The new technologies include registration schemes, automated gates, digitised entries and exit systems.
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The report details how these different technologies are causing problems on data vulnerability. You can view it in PDF format [https://www.privacyinternational.org/sites/privacyinternational.org/files/file-downloads/aiding_surveillance.pdf online].
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===Australian government looking to give ISPs more responsibility for copyright infringement===
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Australia is looking to reform their Copyright Act bill to make [[ISP| ISPs]] accountable for copyright infringement. This comes after the country's high court issued a decision that ISPs cannot be held accountable for the illegal activity of their hosting websites. Mr Brandis [http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/feb/14/australian-government-considers-crackdown-illegal-downloading said] of the new strategy “The government will be considering possible mechanisms to provide a legal incentive for an internet service provider to cooperate with copyright owners in preventing infringement on their systems and networks”
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===Bing in US is censoring results for Chinese searches===
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The search engine [[Bing]] appears to be censoring results for terms written in Chinese. The search engine, which also operates all searches for [[Yahoo]], displays different results for 'controversial' terms when typed in Chinese and when typed in English. The Guardian [http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/feb/11/bing-censors-chinese-language-search-results reports] that terms like 'Dalai Lama', when searched for using Chinese characters, bring results from Chinese state television and the country's version of Wikipedia, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baidu_Baike Baidu Baike]. On the other hand, a search in English characters will display photos and links to the Dalai Lama's website.
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However, in response, Bing's senior director [http://uk.reuters.com/article/2014/02/12/uk-microsoft-bing-censorship-idUKBREA1B0CS20140212 said] the different search results were attributed to a technical error which "triggered an incorrect results removal notification for some searches noted in the report but the results themselves are and were unaltered outside of China".
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===Science channel on YouTube to be terminated after DMCA issued by film-makers===
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A popular [[YouTube]] channel featuring 'science facts' and 'sceptical/debunking' videos,
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be [http://mylespower.co.uk/ permanently removed] from the site and the creator of the channel will be barred from opening a new account. The decision comes after two Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) take-down requests were issued by the creators of the film "House of Numbers". The DMCA is an American law that implements the two copyright treaties of the [[United Nations| United Nation's]] [[World Intellectual Property Organisation]].
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The film aims to explore the issues of HIV and has been criticised by [http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2009/sep/26/ben-goldacre-bad-science-aids doctors] ([http://www.houseofnumbers.org/Scientists_Denounce_HON.html including those interviewed]) as misrepresenting their views and the facts.
The film aims to explore the issues of HIV and has been criticised by [http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2009/sep/26/ben-goldacre-bad-science-aids doctors] ([http://www.houseofnumbers.org/Scientists_Denounce_HON.html including those interviewed]) as misrepresenting their views and the facts.
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== European Union ==
== European Union ==
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===European Commission director of digital agenda wants ISPs to have more responsibility in
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"ISPs need to feel more responsible than they do today not just for the enforcement of the law, but also for the preservation of values."
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http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/news/internet/3286432/senior-eu-official-wants-isps-to-safeguard-public-values/
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== Devolved Matters ==
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== Law and Legal Cases ==
===European court finds that hyperlinks do not constitute copyright infringement, in cases of freely available materials===
===European court finds that hyperlinks do not constitute copyright infringement, in cases of freely available materials===
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However, it should be noted the ruling permits hyperlinks as long as it doesn't offer access of copyrighted material to a 'new public'. The ruling defines 'new public' as those who wouldn't have access to the original material, by the original creators, due to subscriber restrictions.
However, it should be noted the ruling permits hyperlinks as long as it doesn't offer access of copyrighted material to a 'new public'. The ruling defines 'new public' as those who wouldn't have access to the original material, by the original creators, due to subscriber restrictions.
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== Law and Legal Cases ==
===Decision by German court finds domain registrar responsible for website's copyright infringement===
===Decision by German court finds domain registrar responsible for website's copyright infringement===