Google 2 build gigantic
120-megawatt data centre in the Netherlands $772m / intl submarine cables+ / http://goo.gl/2ZmTiB / 4th centre #IT
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USA - RULE
41 – USA SURVEILLANCE INVASION OF INTERNET - WORLDWIDE
DOJ changes to Rule 41
would allow FBI to hack into & remotely control PCs located anywhere in
world! - http://goo.gl/I507N5
- #USA #LAW
>> "broadest
expansion of extraterritorial surveillance power since the FBI’s
inception" - law professor Ahmed Ghappour /nww
FBI to examine &
covertly upload files, photos, emails, or do anything the PC can do - eg
turning on the webcam & microphone"
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NEWS CORP / MURDOCH -
GOOGLE - EU - MONOPOLY
News Corp letter fm CEO
to #EU
competition commissioner Joaquín Almunia, criticizing Google & championing
regulators http://goo.gl/iqLlAe
demanding “a regulatory
veto” notwithstanding fact they “haven’t demonstrated any economic harm”
stemming fm search provider.
>> .. threatened
by disruptive innovation in the marketplace, seek to manipulate the regulatory
apparatus to their advantage.
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AUSTRALIA – G20 –
FINANCE MINISTERS – COMMON REPORTING STANDARD
G20 expect
multinationals 2 voluntarily bring profits back to the US @ tax 35 -40% when
the corporate tax rate in Ireland is 12.5% / murdoch
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CANADA - SURVEILLANCE - WARRANTS RULING
The ISPs enacted their new policy following a Supreme Court of Canada ruling in June stating that law
enforcement authorities must get a warrant to request subscriber data, even
basic subscriber details such as name and address.
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CANADA - C-13
OpenMedia is leading a
coalition of orgs. against Bill C-13 which #Canada
govt tabled re high-profile cyberbullying cases /huffpost.ca
#Canada - http://goo.gl/85s8vG - Bill C-13 = authorities access to the
private lives of Canadians without a warrant
CSEC 'Spy Palace'
Canada's electronic
eavesdropping agency, CSEC, is getting a new $1.2-billion headquarters in
Ottawa, the most expensive government building ever built. Here are some
illustrations of the finished building.
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