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BBC sets out social network picture use policy
The BBC will use pictures published on social network sites without rights holders' consent "where there is a strong public interest" and if there are time constraints on a major story, the corporation has said.
17/08/2011
Social media information helped prevent some riot damage, police say
Police gathered intelligence from social media to pre-empt riots at some locations in London, the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) has said.
17/08/2011
UK privacy laws are fundamentally flawed, report says
UK laws fail to uphold individuals' privacy rights and must be reformed, a report commissioned by the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has said.
17/08/2011
Apps developer collected children's data without consent, US regulator alleges
A mobile applications (apps) developer will be fined $50,000 for allegedly collecting and disclosing children's personal information without parental consent, the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has said.
16/08/2011
Distance selling advertising rules should be more limited, advertising body says
Broadcasters should only have to vet advertisers of goods and services sold online or over the phone if their adverts are targeted at consumers, the Broadcast Committee of Advertising Practice (BCAP) has said.
15/08/2011
Newzbin2 ruling sets precedent for online copyright infringement
OPINION: Rights-holders must act decisively to show infringers that they are serious after a High Court ruling forced Britain's largest internet service provider to block access to an infringing website.
15/08/2011
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