en-us http://www.newsique.com/tags/tech/rights/ Get Informed. Choose Your News. http://www.newsique.com/tech/verizon_rejects_messages_of_abor/ Saying it had the right to block “controversial or unsavory” text messages, Verizon Wireless has rejected a request from Naral Pro-Choice America, the abortion rights group, to make Verizon’s mobile network available for a text-message program. T news tech 2007-09-27 09:36:12 http://www.newsique.com/tech/verizon_rejects_messages_of_abor/ New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/27/us/27verizon.html?_r=1&oref=login http://www.newsique.com/sources/nytimes/ 96 Shocking [6] 100 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/tech/verizon_rejects_messages_of_abor/#comments http://www.newsique.com/tech/council_of_europe_to_vote_on_cre/ Europe's main human rights body will vote next week on a resolution opposing the teaching of creationist and intelligent design views in school science classes. The Council of Europe's Parliamentary Assembly will debate a resolution saying attacks on t news tech 2007-09-26 08:22:31 http://www.newsique.com/tech/council_of_europe_to_vote_on_cre/ MSNBC http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20976764/ http://www.newsique.com/sources/msnbc/ 95 Important [9] 100 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/tech/council_of_europe_to_vote_on_cre/#comments http://www.newsique.com/tech/apple_may_bid_for_airwaves/ Apple Inc. may bid for the rights to a wireless spectrum auctioned by the Federal Communications Commission, a risky but intriguing move that would help carry the consumer electronics company into the telecommunications realm. Citing unnamed sources, B news tech 2007-09-11 16:38:34 http://www.newsique.com/tech/apple_may_bid_for_airwaves/ Los Angeles Times http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/technology/~3/154921750/la-fi-apple11sep11,1,2340901.story http://www.newsique.com/sources/latimes/ 93 Interesting [6] 70 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/tech/apple_may_bid_for_airwaves/#comments http://www.newsique.com/tech/ballmer_novell_deal_proves_open_/ The same week that Microsoft issued a press release providing further details about some of the technological advances that will result from the November 2006 technology agreement between Novell and Microsoft, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer told Wall Street opinion tech 2007-02-18 11:02:40 http://www.newsique.com/tech/ballmer_novell_deal_proves_open_/ ZDNET http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=265 http://www.newsique.com/sources/zdnet/ 91 Shocking [7] 100 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 1 http://www.newsique.com/tech/ballmer_novell_deal_proves_open_/#comments http://www.newsique.com/tech/how_the_net_turns_code_into_poli/ The freedoms built in to the net are under attack like never before, argues regular columnist Bill Thompson. opinion tech 2007-02-06 09:52:07 http://www.newsique.com/tech/how_the_net_turns_code_into_poli/ BBC News http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/6325353.stm http://www.newsique.com/sources/bbc_news/ 93 Insightful [7] 100 mrmdc http://www.newsique.com/profiles/mrmdc/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/tech/how_the_net_turns_code_into_poli/#comments http://www.newsique.com/tech/security_is_technology_saint_or_/ The latest problem to be thrown at us, on top of war, global warming, disease etc, is that we are "sleepwalking into a surveillance society". opinion tech 2006-11-27 16:13:08 http://www.newsique.com/tech/security_is_technology_saint_or_/ The Register http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/11/27/database_state_analyses/ http://www.newsique.com/sources/the_register/ 89 Under Rated [7] 100 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/tech/security_is_technology_saint_or_/#comments http://www.newsique.com/tech/rights_group_questions_phorm/ Campaign body the Open Rights Group (ORG) has called for further detail on the workings of ad system Phorm. BT, Virgin and Talk Talk have signed up to trial the system, which intercepts users' web surfing to analyse habits. More than 2,500 people have s news tech 2008-03-13 08:22:00 http://www.newsique.com/tech/rights_group_questions_phorm/ BBC News http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/technology/7291637.stm http://www.newsique.com/sources/bbc_news/ 93 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/tech/rights_group_questions_phorm/#comments http://www.newsique.com/tech/campaigners_hit_by_decryption_la/ Animal rights activists are thought to be the first Britons to be asked to hand over to the police keys to data encrypted on their computers. The request for the keys is being made under the controversial Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (RIPA). news tech 2007-11-20 08:24:46 http://www.newsique.com/tech/campaigners_hit_by_decryption_la/ BBC News http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/technology/7102180.stm http://www.newsique.com/sources/bbc_news/ 93 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/tech/campaigners_hit_by_decryption_la/#comments http://www.newsique.com/tech/annalee_newitz_09_f9_a_simple_wa/ The entertainment industry's latest digital rights management scheme shows that Hollywood studios and electronics manufacturers will do anything to suck more money out of the public. I have a number, and therefore I am a free person. That's the message opinion tech 2007-05-23 10:44:33 http://www.newsique.com/tech/annalee_newitz_09_f9_a_simple_wa/ Alter Net http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/52242/ http://www.newsique.com/sources/alternet/ 86 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/tech/annalee_newitz_09_f9_a_simple_wa/#comments http://www.newsique.com/tech/ioc_tendering_beijing_games_new_/ The International Olympic Committee said on Thursday it had launched a tendering process for mainland China for the sale of internet and mobile phone platform rights for next year's Beijing Olympics. The IOC has already sold over-the-air TV rights in C news tech 2007-03-22 08:32:48 http://www.newsique.com/tech/ioc_tendering_beijing_games_new_/ Yahoo News http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070322/tc_nm/olympics_beijing_media_dc http://www.newsique.com/sources/yahoo_news/ 93 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/tech/ioc_tendering_beijing_games_new_/#comments http://www.newsique.com/tech/privately_hollywood_admits_drm_i/ For almost ten years now I have argued that digital rights management has little to do with piracy, but that is instead a carefully plotted ruse to undercut fair use and then create new revenue streams where there were previously none. I will briefly repe news tech 2007-01-16 09:31:22 http://www.newsique.com/tech/privately_hollywood_admits_drm_i/ Ars Technica http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070115-8616.html http://www.newsique.com/sources/ars_technica/ 97 Interesting [5] 100 mrmdc http://www.newsique.com/profiles/mrmdc/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/tech/privately_hollywood_admits_drm_i/#comments http://www.newsique.com/tech/why_drms_best_friend_might_just_/ DRM is dying. It's a statement being echoed with increasing frequency around the Web over the last few weeks, and is perhaps best articulated in this Billboard article. Antony Bruno lays out his case for why 2007 will be the year that the major labels " opinion tech 2007-01-12 10:26:53 http://www.newsique.com/tech/why_drms_best_friend_might_just_/ Ars Technica http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070111-8595.html http://www.newsique.com/sources/ars_technica/ 97 Insightful [3] 60 mrmdc http://www.newsique.com/profiles/mrmdc/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/tech/why_drms_best_friend_might_just_/#comments