In this edition: The death of the last Kennedy brother, US Senator Ted Kennedy, is mourned; the blogosphere defends two bloggers imprisoned in Azerbaijan; the ecological journey log of a group of young Canadian video directors.
For Canadian Privacy Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart, the popular social networking site breaks Canadian law by holding on to members' personal information indefinitely, even after they leave the site.
On Tuesday, the anti-piracy 'Hadopi' bill, which would cut off internet access for those caught illegally downloading, once again goes to the vote in the lower house of the French parliament. Heated debates are expected.
The Internet anti-piracy 'Hadopi' bill once again goes to the vote in the French parliament on Tuesday. The bill, which raises serious privacy concerns, faces heavy criticism from many.
Pirates have threatened to "show no mercy" on US citizens sailing off the Somalian coast after a US navy mission rescued Richard Phillips (pictured), the US captain held by Somali pirates, killing all of his captors.
Facebook has decided to backtrack on a decision to change its terms of service after users of the social network staged a cyber protest and expressed concern over the ownership of content posted on the site.
Since 9/11, European airlines and banks share information on their customers with US. Some say that the US is using this data in an economic war against Europe.
The French government is still going forward with the controversial Edvige database that will gather personal information on politicians and unionists, but will "explicitly rule out data on sexual orientation or health".
US President George W. Bush signed Thursday a "vital" law allowing agencies to tap phones and monitor communications for terrorist threats, but privacy groups immediately filed a lawsuit against the move.
