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Brazil’s local Internet data storage plan runs into opposition

05

Nov

2013

By Anthony Boadle and Esteban Israel BRASILIA/SAO PAULO (Reuters) – A government plan to shield Brazil from alleged U.S. spying by forcing global Internet companies to store data on Brazilian users inside the country has run into mounting opposition in Congress, politicians said on Monday. The legislation was proposed by President Dilma Rousseff following revelations […]

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Facebook ducks U.S. privacy questions

12

Jan

2012

Two U.S. congressman have charged Facebook with evading questions on whether it tracks users for targeted ads. Meanwhile, Facebook has gone ahead and filed a patent that enables it to do just that, all the while insisting it has no intent to track users when they’re not logged into the social media network. The congressmen, […]

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Controversial SOPA bill get more heat from internet giants YouTube, Google and Wikipedia

15

Dec

2011

Today is the day that the United States Stop Online Privacy Act (SOPA) is scheduled to be voted on. Lamar Smith, a Texas republican, drafted the bill to address the film and music industry’s growing concerns around online piracy. SOPA would effectively allow both the US government and copyright holders to seek court orders against […]

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