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Count page views, not site visits, when suing for internet libel
Courts cannot assume that online material has been read without some evidence in libel cases, a court has ruled
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Privacy watchdog calls Home Office plans threat to British way of life
The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has said that a single database of phone and internet usage records would undermine the "British way of life
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Data protection officials to lobby for new child-protecting laws
Data protection authorities from all over the world have agreed to call for legislation specifically limiting the collection and use of children's personal data
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Google to appeal thumbnail copyright defeats in Germany
Google has lost two German court cases over copyright in images displayed as thumbnails in search results. German courts ruled in both cases that Google's display of miniature versions of pictures without permission infringed copyright in the originals
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US court says IP addresses are private
A US court has ruled that users have a "reasonable expectation of privacy" in their internet surfing records and that police must obtain warrants from higher than usual courts in order to force ISPs to hand over records.
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Europe demands code for game retailers within two years
The European Commission has ordered the computer games industry to come up with a voluntary code of conduct within two years to stop children having access to violent computer games
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Privacy chief notified of 94 data breaches since HMRC debacle
The Information Commissioner has been notified of almost 100 data breaches by public and private sector organisations since the loss of 25 million people's details by HM Revenue and Customs last November, according to figures released yesterday
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Red Bull wins redbullsucks.com from energy drink rival
A man who owned the domain name redbullsucks.com has been ordered to hand it over to Red Bull, the energy drink company
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Touting ban 'unworkable', says eBay
The Government will create a list of 'crown jewel' events whose tickets cannot be sold on once bought. If the ticketing industry will not sign up to the voluntary scheme the Government has threatened to legislate
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French bill outlaws pro-anorexia websites
People behind anorexia-promoting websites could be jailed in France under a law that has been passed by one of the country's two houses of parliament
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