Porn-surfing
by proxy
Steve Hunter wanted
to liberate a few oppressed Web users. So, like
thousands of other politically conscious technorati, he
turned his computer into a "proxy server," a back
channel that lets citizens of countries like Iran and
China connect with the Internet without running afoul of
censors. 2-7-2007
Viper - King of pornography discovered
Joseph Stedul After numerous unsuccessful
attempts by the police to discover the identity of
Viper, which is one of the largest internet distributors
of pornography, Javno.hr succeeds in finding out. A
person close to him, has not only revealed his identity,
but shown Viper's way of doing business, often at the
edge of the law. 2-7-2007
Legal wrangles over porn billing software
When Liz Humby allowed her two sons, aged
seven and nine, to use her new laptop, they did more
than she bargained for. Although she thought them
well-briefed about safe surfing, her eldest accidentally
installed the program developed by Micro Bill Systems
(MBS) of Leeds which provides a subscription to
sexxxpassport, a pornography site. Within days, that was
generating popups which stalled the machine for longer
and longer, and demanding payment of £19.99.
2-7-2007
Belfast: Will the shutters ever come down on sex shops?
Will there ever be
legalised sex shops open in Belfast? The quick, but
indefinite answer is maybe. The ink on the judgment is
still drying on the ruling issued on Wednesday by the
House of Lords, which vindicated Belfast City Council's
refusal to grant a sex shop a trading licence.
12-5-2007
Greece: Porn DVD freebies too blue for prosecutor
Newspapers and magazines that give away
pornographic DVDs could soon be removed from kiosks,
following a decision by Supreme Court prosecutor Giorgos
Sanidas who has asked his colleagues to clamp down on
the practice. 12-5-2007
MPs want stop to "porn parties"
At least twice a month parties are held
at which a lot of porn is shown. "Sexuality should be
something delicate and valuable," Labour party PvdA MP
Jeroen Dijsselbloem told daily newspaper De Pers. "Sex
and porn are entering into daily life. We don't want to
let that happen." 20-4-2007
UK: Illegal gay porn seller busted
A Yorkshire man has been fined and
ordered to 100 hours of community services after he was
found guilty of illegally replicating gay porn DVDs and
selling them on his website.
18-3-2007
Jail time proposed in Poland for having Polish pornography
There is growing
support for a bill in the Polish Parliament that would
give you one year in jail for possession pornographic
material in Poland. And jail times would be a lot longer
if you sell it. 18-3-2007
Hungary may legalize porn involving 14 to 17-year-olds
Hungarian
opposition slammed the government's plans to modify
penal code and allow pornographic material involving
14-to-17-year-olds to be made and kept for personal use.
18-3-2007
Feminist role in Swedish military's porn ban
A former Justice Department official is
applauding the Swedish military for barring government
officials from staying in hotels that offer pornographic
TV programs.
18-3-2007
Bosnian Muslim law allows child pornography
Bosnia, shocked by revelations that it is
not illegal to possess child pornography, could
legislate if the legal profession takes the initiative.
18-3-2007
British banks to cancel cards used for internet child porn
UK banks, as well as
savings and loan associations, have been given the power
to find out if the credit cards they've issued are being
used to access illegal material online.
18-3-2007
