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Peru says no to GMO
Peru is the first country in the Americas to ban genetically modified foods, putting its food policy closer to that of Europe, than the United States or many of its South American neighbors. Original post on csmonitor.com Comments on reddit.com
Obama May Back F.B.I. Plan to Wiretap Web Users
The Obama administration is on the verge of backing an F.B.I. plan for an overhaul of surveillance laws that would make it easier to wiretap people who communicate by Internet rather than phone. Original post on nytimes.com Comments on reddit.com
Megaupload Launches Frontal Attack on White House Corruption
Megaupload’s legal team are not restricting their fight with the U.S. Government only to the courts. Today they published a detailed white paper accusing the White House of selling out to corporate interests, particularly Hollywood. “The message is clear. The White House is for sale. More and more of our rights are eroding away to protect the interests of large corporations and their billionaire shareholders,” Dotcom summarizes. Original post on torrentfreak.com Comments on reddit.com
U.S. Government Fears End of Megaupload Case
The U.S. Government has just submitted its objections to Megaupload’s motion to dismiss the case against the company. Megaupload’s lawyers have pointed out that the Department of Justice is trying to change the law to legitimize the destruction of Megaupload. However, the Government refutes this assertion and asks the court to deny Megaupload’s motion, fearing that otherwise the entire case may fall apart. Original post on torrentfreak.com Comments on reddit.com
Supremacist Gets 26 to Life in Killing of Molester
Supremacist Gets 26 to Life in Killing of Molester Original post on abcnews.go.com Comments on reddit.com
SOPA reincarnated? Norway readying draconian anti-piracy internet law
Norway is taking steps to tackle websites like The Pirate Bay to eliminate online copyright infringement by amending the Copyright Act. The revisions are popular in parliament and if passed will grant authorities the right to block sites at the ISP level. Original post on rt.com Comments on reddit.com
Greece starts firing civil servants for first time in a century
The Greek government began its first mass-firing of public-sector workers in more than 100 years this week, part of an effort to lay off 180,000 by 2015 under Europe-imposed austerity. Original post on csmonitor.com Comments on reddit.com
Federal Legislation Introduced: Respect State Marijuana Laws Act
State law allows squatter to own vacant home – www.ktvu.com
Imagine moving into a vacant home and owning it without ever paying the mortgage. That’s exactly what Steven Decaprio did. Original post on ktvu.com Comments on reddit.com
AT&T getting secret immunity from wiretapping laws for government surveillance
Internal government documents obtained by the Electronic Privacy Information Center have revealed that the US Department of Justice is secretly helping AT&T and other service providers evade… Original post on theverge.com Comments on reddit.com
Same-sex marriage legalised – Story – Politics
Marriage between same-sex couples has been legalised tonight after Labour MP Louisa Wall’s bill passed its final hurdle at Parliament. Original post on 3news.co.nz Comments on reddit.com
Moore’s Law and the Origin of Life
As life has evolved, its complexity has increased exponentially, just like Moore’s law. Now geneticists have extrapolated this trend backwards and found that by this measure, life is older than the Earth itself Original post on technologyreview.com Comments on reddit.com
Breaking Moore’s Law: How chipmakers are pushing PCs to blistering new levels
The biggest brains in the biz are working on cutting-edge tech to push PCs to blistering new speeds. Original post on networkworld.com Comments on reddit.com
Police say 279 arrested at Montreal demonstration – Montreal
Protesters gathered at Place Émilie-Gamelin in Montreal on Friday evening to protest against a bylaw that gives police special powers during demonstrations. Original post on cbc.ca Comments on reddit.com
US law says no ‘oil’ spilled in Arkansas, exempting Exxon from cleanup dues
The central Arkansas spill caused by Exxon’s aging Pegasus pipeline has reportedly unleashed 10,000 barrels of Canadian heavy crude – but a technicality says it’s not oil, letting the energy giant off the hook from paying into a national cleanup fund. Original post on rt.com Comments on reddit.com
New California “Right to Know” Act Would Let Consumers Find Out Who Has Their Personal Data – And Get a Copy of It – Electronic Frontier Foundation
U.S. marijuana law changes bring boom to B.C. hydroponics – British Columbia
Business has been smokin’ at one hydroponics shop and warehouse in Surrey, B.C. ever since two U.S. states legalized the possession of marijuana through ballot initiatives last November. Original post on cbc.ca Comments on reddit.com
R.I. law now says it’s not a crime to possess small amounts of marijuana – Breaking News – providencejournal.com
Breaking News | providencejournal.com | The Providence Journal | ProvidenceJournal.com, the web site of The Providence Journal: 24-hour news coverage around Rhode Island, breaking news and local news from The Providence Journal. Original post on al.com Comments on reddit.com
DMCA chilling effects: How copyright law hurts security research.
It was hard to believe, but the student insisted it was true. He had discovered that compact discs from a major record company, Sony BMG, were installing dangerous software on people’s computers, without notice. The graduate student, Alex Halderman (now a professor at the University of Michigan), was a wizard… Original post on slate.com Comments on reddit.com
Congress’ New CFAA Draft Could Have Put Aaron Swartz in Jail For Decades Longer Than the Original Charges – Electronic Frontier Foundation
U.S. Senate Approves Proposed Internet Sales Tax
An Internet Sales Tax is inching its way closer to being the law of the land: The U.S. Senate supported a non-binding vote of approval, 75-to-24, for a law th.. Original post on techcrunch.com Comments on reddit.com
India passes rape law that sets age of consent at 18
REWARI, India — India passed anti-rape legislation Thursday that included a controversial provision setting the age of sexual consent at 18. Original post on latimes.com Comments on reddit.com
Supreme Court upholds first-sale doctrine in textbook resale case
Thai student’s book-importing business was not a copyright crime. Original post on arstechnica.com Comments on reddit.com
BBC News – Egyptian villagers lynch two men
Hundreds of villagers in Egypt lynch two men for allegedly kidnapping two children and other violent crimes. Original post on bbc.co.uk Comments on reddit.com
‘Constitutional carry’ gun bill passes House after change
The so-called Original post on deseretnews.com Comments on reddit.com
Bill Clinton says anti-gay marriage law he signed should be overturned
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Former President Bill Clinton, who in 1996 signed into law an act defining marriage as between a man and woman, said on Thursday the measure was unconstitutional and should be overturned Original post on reuters.com Comments on reddit.com
City politicians rush to save Ticketmaster’s user fees
The Baltimore City Council is poised to carve out an exception to its long-standing anti-scalping law to make clear that Ticketmaster can continue to charge user fees that irritate many customers. Original post on baltimoresun.com Comments on reddit.com
Israel passes law banning too-skinny models; Mannequins with BMIs below 18.5 are nixed from the catwalk as well as from photo shoots and advertising campaigns.
The Israeli government joins a number of other organizations like Milan Fashion Week, Vogue and the Council of Fashion Designers of America in setting minimum BMI limits. Original post on nydailynews.com Comments on reddit.com
Chris Dodd Sounding Like A Broken Recording Industry
Ever since the failure of SOPA, MPAA boss Chris Dodd has been making the rounds, giving the same damn stump speech over and over again. We’ve reported on it before, but he’s done it again, this time at the National Press Club. As the… Original post on techdirt.com Comments on reddit.com