minilinks for 2009-04-30

Rep. Boucher Pushes Internet Privacy Legislation
The Virginia congressman wants legislation that will protect the public against behavioral advertising and other new technologies.
Obama's First 100 Days: High Marks for Science, Low for Privacy
Wired's Threat Level blog grades the Obama administration on issues of copyright, cyber security, transparency and privacy.
Lessig Video Gets DMCA Takedown
Warner Music issued a takedown on a video by noted copyright law professor Lawrence Lessig.
"Pirate Google" Sets Sail to Show Copyright Hypocrisy
If indexing .torrent files is enabling piracy, the new Pirate Google site reminds us that Google is also guilty.
Swedish ISPs Vow Not to Store Users' Traffic Data
Three ISPs in Sweden are attracting customers by erasing customer traffic data to protect customer privacy.
Online Comments Lead to Slander Case in NJ
A blogger who accused an online pornography company of a security breach is facing a slander suit for comments made on an online forum.
Behavioral Advertising: Not So Bad After All?
The "public" rallies to the defense of the maligned behavioral advertising company Phorm with a new astroturf website.
The Long War: Music Piracy in 1897
A New York Times article from the other '90s complains about Canadian pirates selling unauthorized sheet music by mail.
Jon Stewart on the Jane Harman Scandal
"The Congresswoman who was caught on a wiretap was spared further wiretapping so as not to erode her support... for wiretapping!"

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