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Appeals Court Rules On Internet Obscenity Standards
http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdotYourRightsOnline/~3/J21csKy49qo/Appeals-Court-Rules-On-Internet-Obscenity-Standards
dark_requiem writes "The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that online content can be judged by the standards of the strictest community that is able to access it. The court upheld the conviction of pornography producer Paul F. Little, aka Max Hardcore, for violating obscenity laws in Tampa, despite the fact that the 'obscene' material in question was produced and sold in California. From the article: 'The Atlanta-based court rejected arguments by Little's attorneys that applying a local community standard to the Internet violates the First Amendment because doing so means material can be judged according to the standards of the strictest communities. In other words, the materials might be legal where they were produced and almost everywhere else. But if they violate the standards of one community, they are illegal in that community and the producers may be convicted of a crime. ... Jurors in Little's trial were told to judge the materials on the basis of how "the average person of the community as a whole — the Middle District of Florida" — would view the material.'"<p><a href="http://yro.slashdot.org/story/10/02/10/0140245/Appeals-Court-Rules-On-Internet-Obscenity-Standards?from=rss"><img src="http://yro.slashdot.org/slashdot-it.pl?from=rss&op=image&style=h0&sid=10/02/10/0140245"></a></p><p><a href="http://yro.slashdot.org/story/10/02/10/0140245/Appeals-Court-Rules-On-Internet-Obscenity-Standards?from=rss">Read more of this story</a> at Slashdot.</p>
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<a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/Tni0dPwuyHG2F1_WN7S2gDog3OA/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/Tni0dPwuyHG2F1_WN7S2gDog3OA/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Slashdot/slashdotYourRightsOnline/~4/J21csKy49qo" height="1" width="1"/>kdawson2010-02-10T10:21:00+00:00censorshipnet-for-seven-year-oldsyro165165,164,138,116,29,16,10http://yro.slashdot.org/story/10/02/10/0140245/Appeals-Court-Rules-On-Internet-Obscenity-Standards?from=rssIndia Suspended From PayPal For "At Least a Few Months"
http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdotYourRightsOnline/~3/d9ECmrQIa24/India-Suspended-From-PayPal-For-At-Least-a-Few-Months
More details have come about about what was behind PayPal's decision to suspend personal payments to any user in India, as we discussed on Sunday. In a blog post today, PayPal revealed that payments to India will remain in suspension for at least a few months. Customers in India will be able to pull rupees out of the service into their bank accounts within a few days. The suspension came about when Indian government regulators raised questions about whether PayPal's service was enabling remittences (transfers of money by foreign workers) to Indian citizens. "The problems may have been triggered by a marketing push that promotes PayPal as a way to send money abroad, a source familiar with the matter said. The campaign — which reads 'As low as $1.50 to send $300 to countries like India' — may have caught the attention of Indian regulators, the source said."<p><a href="http://news.slashdot.org/story/10/02/10/0048246/India-Suspended-From-PayPal-For-At-Least-a-Few-Months?from=rss"><img src="http://yro.slashdot.org/slashdot-it.pl?from=rss&op=image&style=h0&sid=10/02/10/0048246"></a></p><p><a href="http://news.slashdot.org/story/10/02/10/0048246/India-Suspended-From-PayPal-For-At-Least-a-Few-Months?from=rss">Read more of this story</a> at Slashdot.</p>
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<a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/-zzdWrvzrvd3Pjo7BbimpX1GtTA/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/-zzdWrvzrvd3Pjo7BbimpX1GtTA/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Slashdot/slashdotYourRightsOnline/~4/d9ECmrQIa24" height="1" width="1"/>kdawson2010-02-10T04:24:00+00:00governmentkeeping-the-money-outnews135135,133,105,80,24,14,9http://news.slashdot.org/story/10/02/10/0048246/India-Suspended-From-PayPal-For-At-Least-a-Few-Months?from=rssSubmit Your Comments About ACTA
http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdotYourRightsOnline/~3/0GCD9LfjSY0/Submit-Your-Comments-About-ACTA
alex_guy_CA Notes that the US Trade Representative — who has been negotiating the secret Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement without input from the American people or Congress — is seeking public submissions on how to conduct US foreign copyright policy. This means that Americans can file comments with the USTR asking for ACTA to be made public. Public Knowledge explains the process: "Under the Special 301 process the USTR seeks input from US copyright, trademark, and patent owners about whether policies and practices in foreign countries deny them adequate IP protection. The process has generally been used by IP holders to complain not only about lax enforcement in other countries, but also about limitations and exceptions in their laws that are beneficial to libraries, to education, to innovation, and to the public interest generally. The ability to comment in the Special 301 process is not limited to IP owners only. Any member of the public is free to file comments. If you believe in the importance of balanced copyright policies, file comments with the USTR and make your voice heard. Comments can be filed electronically via http://www.regulations.gov/ docket number USTR-2010-0003. You have to include the term '2010 Special 301 Review' in the 'Type Comment and Upload File' field. ... Deadline for filing is February 16 by 5 pm"<p><a href="http://yro.slashdot.org/story/10/02/09/2242230/Submit-Your-Comments-About-ACTA?from=rss"><img src="http://yro.slashdot.org/slashdot-it.pl?from=rss&op=image&style=h0&sid=10/02/09/2242230"></a></p><p><a href="http://yro.slashdot.org/story/10/02/09/2242230/Submit-Your-Comments-About-ACTA?from=rss">Read more of this story</a> at Slashdot.</p>
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<a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/9WhIBEnMtpThWoY7Ul7-gN1XpBA/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/9WhIBEnMtpThWoY7Ul7-gN1XpBA/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Slashdot/slashdotYourRightsOnline/~4/0GCD9LfjSY0" height="1" width="1"/>kdawson2010-02-09T23:40:00+00:00governmentpiece-of-your-mindyro103103,102,74,58,23,13,6http://yro.slashdot.org/story/10/02/09/2242230/Submit-Your-Comments-About-ACTA?from=rssSpace Shuttle Spy Gets 15 Years
http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdotYourRightsOnline/~3/lgHh86-2QNw/Space-Shuttle-Spy-Gets-15-Years
goG writes "A Chinese-born engineer was sentenced Monday to more than 15 years in prison for hoarding sensitive information about the US space shuttle with the intent of giving it to China. US District Judge Cormac Carney called Chung's crimes a matter of national security, saying he had committed a breach against the trust Boeing and the country had placed in him. Attorney Greg Staples said, 'The [People's Republic of China] is bent on stealing sensitive information from the United States and shows no sign of relenting. Only strong sentences offer any hope of dissuading others from helping the PRC get that technology.' Staples also 'noted in sentencing papers that Chung amassed a personal wealth of more than $3 million US while betraying his adopted country.'"<p><a href="http://news.slashdot.org/story/10/02/09/1435230/Space-Shuttle-Spy-Gets-15-Years?from=rss"><img src="http://yro.slashdot.org/slashdot-it.pl?from=rss&op=image&style=h0&sid=10/02/09/1435230"></a></p><p><a href="http://news.slashdot.org/story/10/02/09/1435230/Space-Shuttle-Spy-Gets-15-Years?from=rss">Read more of this story</a> at Slashdot.</p>
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http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdotYourRightsOnline/~3/T1ll2NV8Png/Man-Fined-15-Million-For-Leaked-Mario-Game
An anonymous reader writes "A Queensland man will have to pay Nintendo $1.5 million in damages after illegally copying and uploading one of its recent games to the internet ahead of its release, the gaming giant says. Nintendo said the loss was caused when James Burt made New Super Mario Bros Wii available for illegal download a week ahead of its official Australian release in November of last year. Nintendo applied for and was granted a search order by the Federal Court, forcing Burt to disclose the whereabouts of all his computers, disks and electronic storage devices in November. He was also ordered to allow access, including passwords, to his social networking sites, email accounts and websites."<p><a href="http://games.slashdot.org/story/10/02/09/0612246/Man-Fined-15-Million-For-Leaked-Mario-Game?from=rss"><img src="http://yro.slashdot.org/slashdot-it.pl?from=rss&op=image&style=h0&sid=10/02/09/0612246"></a></p><p><a href="http://games.slashdot.org/story/10/02/09/0612246/Man-Fined-15-Million-For-Leaked-Mario-Game?from=rss">Read more of this story</a> at Slashdot.</p>
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<a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/rq0GpcDnLhR4WPwhgWUMTJEOC0o/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/rq0GpcDnLhR4WPwhgWUMTJEOC0o/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Slashdot/slashdotYourRightsOnline/~4/T1ll2NV8Png" height="1" width="1"/>Soulskill2010-02-09T11:54:00+00:00nintendosorry-about-your-luckgames243243,240,193,150,37,22,10http://games.slashdot.org/story/10/02/09/0612246/Man-Fined-15-Million-For-Leaked-Mario-Game?from=rssStudy Says OOXML Unsuitable For Norwegian Government
http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdotYourRightsOnline/~3/Sem3qaZvCSk/Study-Says-OOXML-Unsuitable-For-Norwegian-Government
angry tapir writes "Microsoft's XML-based office document format, OOXML, does not meet the requirements for governmental use, according to a new report published by the Norwegian Agency for Public Management and eGovernment (DIFI). The agency wants to start a debate over the report as part of its work on standards in the Norwegian government. (As we discussed a week ago, Denmark has already decided to choose ODF over OOXML.)"<p><a href="http://news.slashdot.org/story/10/02/08/2319248/Study-Says-OOXML-Unsuitable-For-Norwegian-Government?from=rss"><img src="http://yro.slashdot.org/slashdot-it.pl?from=rss&op=image&style=h0&sid=10/02/08/2319248"></a></p><p><a href="http://news.slashdot.org/story/10/02/08/2319248/Study-Says-OOXML-Unsuitable-For-Norwegian-Government?from=rss">Read more of this story</a> at Slashdot.</p>
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<a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/UAS8xf0qabnNhX-XSvfYYdDfqHw/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/UAS8xf0qabnNhX-XSvfYYdDfqHw/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Slashdot/slashdotYourRightsOnline/~4/Sem3qaZvCSk" height="1" width="1"/>kdawson2010-02-08T23:57:00+00:00governmentparty-like-it's-1997news144144,139,111,92,48,23,14http://news.slashdot.org/story/10/02/08/2319248/Study-Says-OOXML-Unsuitable-For-Norwegian-Government?from=rssVerizon Blocking 4chan
http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdotYourRightsOnline/~3/nn9LeXR6iBE/Verizon-Blocking-4chan
An anonymous reader writes "According to 4chan's owner and administrator 'moot,' Verizon has explicitly blocked all traffic on their network from boards.4chan.org, where all of 4chan's boards are located. Moot explains that only traffic to and from port 80 is being dropped and they were able to confirm that it was intentional. 4chan's downtime for Verizon users has been in effect for at least 72 hours since Saturday, February 7."<p><a href="http://tech.slashdot.org/story/10/02/08/1751217/Verizon-Blocking-4chan?from=rss"><img src="http://yro.slashdot.org/slashdot-it.pl?from=rss&op=image&style=h0&sid=10/02/08/1751217"></a></p><p><a href="http://tech.slashdot.org/story/10/02/08/1751217/Verizon-Blocking-4chan?from=rss">Read more of this story</a> at Slashdot.</p>
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<a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/9tW60HfOzFrjOWXuBRc7ijFQAnQ/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/9tW60HfOzFrjOWXuBRc7ijFQAnQ/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Slashdot/slashdotYourRightsOnline/~4/nn9LeXR6iBE" height="1" width="1"/>ScuttleMonkey2010-02-08T20:49:00+00:00internetand-nothing-of-value-was-losttechnology667667,656,490,354,122,88,62http://tech.slashdot.org/story/10/02/08/1751217/Verizon-Blocking-4chan?from=rssSourceForge Removes Blanket Blocking
http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdotYourRightsOnline/~3/Q0IMZULv2rk/SourceForge-Removes-Blanket-Blocking
Recently there was much gnashing of teeth as SourceForge (which shares a corporate overlord with Slashdot) started programmatically blocking users in certain countries to comply with US export restrictions. Thankfully they didn't let it end there and have found a way to put the power back in the hands of the users. "Beginning now, every project admin can click on Develop -> Project Admin -> Project Settings to find a new section called Export Control. By default, we've ticked the more restrictive setting. If you conclude that your project is *not* subject to export regulations, or any other related prohibitions, you may now tick the other check mark and click Update. After that, all users will be able to download your project files as they did before last month's change."<p><a href="http://yro.slashdot.org/story/10/02/08/1620238/SourceForge-Removes-Blanket-Blocking?from=rss"><img src="http://yro.slashdot.org/slashdot-it.pl?from=rss&op=image&style=h0&sid=10/02/08/1620238"></a></p><p><a href="http://yro.slashdot.org/story/10/02/08/1620238/SourceForge-Removes-Blanket-Blocking?from=rss">Read more of this story</a> at Slashdot.</p>
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http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdotYourRightsOnline/~3/xsLPGnmb3Jc/Push-To-End-Online-Gambling-Ban-Gains-Steam
The Washington Post updates a story we discussed last spring about a push in the Democratic-controlled congress to legalize some forms of Internet gambling in the US. "Partly bankrolled by offshore gambling companies, the campaign has already persuaded the Obama administration to delay enforcement of a 2006 law cracking down on Internet wagers. ... The federal government, which rarely prosecutes online gambling, would net billions of dollars in tax and licensing revenue if it were legalized, proponents say. ... The outlook on Capitol Hill, however, is uncertain given a slate of unfinished business... [and] nervousness among Democrats about November midterm challenges. ... [A politically conservative poker player said] 'There's a part of the party that always believes this isn't something people should do. But I think it behooves the party to be a little more broad-minded on this issue.'"<p><a href="http://yro.slashdot.org/story/10/02/07/2114253/Push-To-End-Online-Gambling-Ban-Gains-Steam?from=rss"><img src="http://yro.slashdot.org/slashdot-it.pl?from=rss&op=image&style=h0&sid=10/02/07/2114253"></a></p><p><a href="http://yro.slashdot.org/story/10/02/07/2114253/Push-To-End-Online-Gambling-Ban-Gains-Steam?from=rss">Read more of this story</a> at Slashdot.</p>
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<a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/DhiyT_wBP3mDktrz0hVwFXQ4PT4/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/DhiyT_wBP3mDktrz0hVwFXQ4PT4/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Slashdot/slashdotYourRightsOnline/~4/xsLPGnmb3Jc" height="1" width="1"/>kdawson2010-02-08T13:08:00+00:00governmentletting-the-chips-fallyro205205,201,153,121,41,18,9http://yro.slashdot.org/story/10/02/07/2114253/Push-To-End-Online-Gambling-Ban-Gains-Steam?from=rssWhite House Claims Copyright On Flickr Photos
http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdotYourRightsOnline/~3/9IZ9Xvnw0aI/White-House-Claims-Copyright-On-Flickr-Photos
Hugh Pickens writes "US government policy is that photos produced by federal employees as part of their job responsibilities are not subject to copyright in the US. But Kathy Gill writes that after originally putting official White House photos in the public domain, since January the Obama White House has been asserting that no one but 'news organizations' can use its Flickr photos taken by the official White House photographer, who is a US government employee. This change appears to be a heavy-handed response to last month's controversy resulting from a billboard that implied the President endorsed The Weatherproof Garment Co. after the company used an AP photo of the president for a Times Square billboard. However a New York law already protects individuals from unauthorized use of their image for advertising, and the billboard was quickly taken down. Gill writes, 'Whatever the reason, the assertion of these "rights" seems to be in direct contrast to official government policy and is certainly in direct contrast to reasonable expectations by the public, given that the photos are being produced with taxpayer (i.e., public) money. Ironically, the same Flickr page that claims (almost exclusive) copyright also links to the US copyright policy statement.'"<p><a href="http://yro.slashdot.org/story/10/02/07/198219/White-House-Claims-Copyright-On-Flickr-Photos?from=rss"><img src="http://yro.slashdot.org/slashdot-it.pl?from=rss&op=image&style=h0&sid=10/02/07/198219"></a></p><p><a href="http://yro.slashdot.org/story/10/02/07/198219/White-House-Claims-Copyright-On-Flickr-Photos?from=rss">Read more of this story</a> at Slashdot.</p>
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<a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/1jJOTT0fb8wcG2m8ZO58Ai07Zic/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/1jJOTT0fb8wcG2m8ZO58Ai07Zic/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Slashdot/slashdotYourRightsOnline/~4/9IZ9Xvnw0aI" height="1" width="1"/>kdawson2010-02-07T21:39:00+00:00governmenttoddler's-creedyro168168,164,134,101,42,24,11http://yro.slashdot.org/story/10/02/07/198219/White-House-Claims-Copyright-On-Flickr-Photos?from=rssAU Gov't Still Wants ISPs To Solve Illegal Downloads
http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdotYourRightsOnline/~3/ugcFsOvjR-M/AU-Govt-Still-Wants-ISPs-To-Solve-Illegal-Downloads
bennyboy64 writes "Australia's Minister for Communications wants internet providers and the film industry to sit down and work out a solution to stop illegal movie downloads, despite a judge ruling in favor of an internet provider not being responsible for policing illegal downloads. The film studios first dragged internet provider iiNet into the Federal Court back in November 2008, arguing that the ISP infringed copyright by failing to take reasonable steps — including enforcing its own terms and conditions — to prevent customers from copying films and TV shows over its network."<p><a href="http://yro.slashdot.org/story/10/02/07/1323229/AU-Govt-Still-Wants-ISPs-To-Solve-Illegal-Downloads?from=rss"><img src="http://yro.slashdot.org/slashdot-it.pl?from=rss&op=image&style=h0&sid=10/02/07/1323229"></a></p><p><a href="http://yro.slashdot.org/story/10/02/07/1323229/AU-Govt-Still-Wants-ISPs-To-Solve-Illegal-Downloads?from=rss">Read more of this story</a> at Slashdot.</p>
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http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdotYourRightsOnline/~3/YfCiqBqlQsk/EU-Committee-Says-No-To-Bank-Data-Sharing
krupert writes to let us know that the civil liberties committee of the European Parliament has voted to revoke the data-sharing arrangement by which US intelligence agencies have access to EU banking data via the SWIFT system. The US has threatened to withhold cooperation on terrorist intelligence if the bank data deal now in place is canceled, which it will be next week if the full European Parliament votes in line with the committee's recommendation. US intelligence agencies clandestinely tapped the SWIFT interbank clearing data from just after 9/11 until 2006, when the secret arrangement was made public. After that, Belgium-based SWIFT pulled their servers from the US and set up shop in Brussels, and the US had to negotiate with the EU to keep tapping the data.<p><a href="http://yro.slashdot.org/story/10/02/06/1836221/EU-Committee-Says-No-To-Bank-Data-Sharing?from=rss"><img src="http://yro.slashdot.org/slashdot-it.pl?from=rss&op=image&style=h0&sid=10/02/06/1836221"></a></p><p><a href="http://yro.slashdot.org/story/10/02/06/1836221/EU-Committee-Says-No-To-Bank-Data-Sharing?from=rss">Read more of this story</a> at Slashdot.</p>
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alphadogg writes "The US Patent and Trademark Office has agreed to review a controversial patent issued in 2001 that is claimed to cover much of the technology underlying VoIP. The patent, held by a small company called C2 Communications Technologies, is one of 10 that the Electronic Frontier Foundation has been trying to strike down for several years through its Patent Busting Project. On Friday, the patent office granted the EFF's request for a re-examination. The digital civil-liberties organization argued that another applicant had submitted basically some of the same technology to the patent office before C2 did. Patent No. 6,243,373, 'Method and apparatus for implementing a computer network/Internet telephone system,' is credited to David L. Turock as inventor and is owned by C2, previously called Acceris Communications Technologies."<p><a href="http://yro.slashdot.org/story/10/02/06/172226/USPTO-To-Review-Controversial-VoIP-Patent?from=rss"><img src="http://yro.slashdot.org/slashdot-it.pl?from=rss&op=image&style=h0&sid=10/02/06/172226"></a></p><p><a href="http://yro.slashdot.org/story/10/02/06/172226/USPTO-To-Review-Controversial-VoIP-Patent?from=rss">Read more of this story</a> at Slashdot.</p>
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Grumbleduke writes "The UK Parliament's Joint Committee on Human Rights has recently reported on the controversial Digital Economy Bill, which seeks to restrict the connections of anyone accused of infringing copyright using the Internet. According to the BBC, the committee noted the lack of details in the Bill as it stands, asking for 'further information' from the government on several issues. They also raised concerns that some punishments under the bill could be 'applied in a disproportionate manner' and said that the powers the bill granted to the Secretary of State (i.e. Lord Mandelson) were 'overly broad.' These echo the concerns raised in recent months by the Open Rights Group, a consortium of web companies including Facebook, Google, Yahoo, and eBay, as well as the UK's Pirate Party. The Bill is currently being scrutinized by the House of Lords, and if it passes there, will likely be forced through the Commons quickly, despite the opposition from the public, industry and members of parliament. The committee's full report can be found on the parliament website."<p><a href="http://yro.slashdot.org/story/10/02/06/1316234/UKs-Anti-File-Sharing-Bill-Could-Breach-Human-Rights?from=rss"><img src="http://yro.slashdot.org/slashdot-it.pl?from=rss&op=image&style=h0&sid=10/02/06/1316234"></a></p><p><a href="http://yro.slashdot.org/story/10/02/06/1316234/UKs-Anti-File-Sharing-Bill-Could-Breach-Human-Rights?from=rss">Read more of this story</a> at Slashdot.</p>
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<a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/iMiF8Kod00tQkktZMMMs7LhfIQE/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/iMiF8Kod00tQkktZMMMs7LhfIQE/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Slashdot/slashdotYourRightsOnline/~4/LNZGeuvFQbM" height="1" width="1"/>Soulskill2010-02-06T13:59:00+00:00governmentonce-more-unto-the-breachyro119119,119,91,74,20,14,9http://yro.slashdot.org/story/10/02/06/1316234/UKs-Anti-File-Sharing-Bill-Could-Breach-Human-Rights?from=rssThe New National Health Plan Is Texting
http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdotYourRightsOnline/~3/XwMQg0sN8e4/The-New-National-Health-Plan-Is-Texting
theodp writes "With a gushing press release, Federal CTO Aneesh Chopra announced the launch of Text4baby, 'an unprecedented mobile health public-private partnership' designed to promote maternal and child health. Expectant women are instructed to 'Enter the date of the first day of your last menstrual period' to start receiving 'timely and expert health information through SMS text messages' until their child reaches the age of 12 months (limited to 3 free messages/week). The White House Blog has more information on the 'historic collaboration between industry, the health community and government.' Separately, the White House announced plans to spend $3,000 on 'Game-Changing' Solutions to Childhood Obesity. Once again, Dilbert proves to be scarily prescient."<p><a href="http://science.slashdot.org/story/10/02/06/0623208/The-New-National-Health-Plan-Is-Texting?from=rss"><img src="http://yro.slashdot.org/slashdot-it.pl?from=rss&op=image&style=h0&sid=10/02/06/0623208"></a></p><p><a href="http://science.slashdot.org/story/10/02/06/0623208/The-New-National-Health-Plan-Is-Texting?from=rss">Read more of this story</a> at Slashdot.</p>
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