Media activists express concern over new Thai cyber law
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Thai police will be able to seize computers from homes and businesses under a new cyber-crime law that came into force Wednesday, which authorities say will help crack down on Internet pornography.
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Security is tight in Thailand ahead of a court ruling that could see the two main political parties disbanded.
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The publication of a list of domain names some officials in Finland wished to keep secret has ignited public discussion about Internet censorship there.
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Thailand&#39;s revered king yesterday sought to calm growing anger among Muslims by making a rare a rare intervention that urged restraint on the government after the death of nearly 80 Muslims in military custody.
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A law aimed at cracking down on Internet misuse means cyber bullies will no longer be able to hide behind false IDs to make malicious postings, South Korea's ministry of information and communication said Thursday.
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If you thought RIPA was bad... Proposed telecoms interception laws in Zimbabwe have created a furore with the government apparently awarding itself unlimited snooping powers.â¦
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Thailand's government faced withering  criticism on Wednesday after almost 80 Muslims suffocated to  death while in army custody, with one newspaper blaming the  tragedy on the prime minister's flawed leadership.
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Two recent cases have caused journalists and bloggers to fear a government crackdown on freedom of expression.
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By Leader  EDINBURGH MP Nigel Griffiths is right to call for more control by website operators like YouTube over material which encourages criminal behaviour, but politicians should resist introducing formal measures to clamp down on such sites.
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Foreign media in Laos for next week&#39;s ASEAN summit should expose rights abuses in the country, an international watchdog says.
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By ROBERT WIELAARD    STRASBOURG, France  -- Governments and private sector officials from around the world sought ways Thursday to jointly combat cybercrime, whose growth mirrors the phenomenal rise of the Internet's popularity.    At a conference organized by the Council of Europe, delegates from Europe, the United States, Australia and China digested new data pointing to an increasing problem of global proportions: How can national law stop those who commit fraud, spread racism, steal credit card numbers or sell child pornography worldwide, nonstop and just about anonymously?    On top of that, while fraud and copyright infringements remain the lion's share of cybercrime, there is rising concern about terrorists going online to spread more than just propaganda...
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Though communications protections exist, the law is fuzzy regarding internet and e-mail activity. Watch out for the legalization of digital mind readers tracing internet users' thoughts and interests, and trampling privacy rights in the process.
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Text of report in English by Thai newspaper The Nation website on 19 February  The Campaign for Popular Media Reform yesterday [18 February] demanded the government free Channel 11 from state control after it permitted media tycoon Sondhi Limthongkul to use the station for broadcasts.
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House of Representatives panel chairman says peer-to-peer networks pose a "national security threat," new laws needed.
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Authorities in Bangkok stepped up security across the capital Wednesday as Thailand braced for a court ruling on whether to dissolve the kingdom&#39;s two main political parties.
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The irony of the German government floating a proposal to deploy spyware to infect the computers of suspected criminals isn't lost on the security community, still furious over the "anti-hacking" law that has undermined legitimate security research in that country.
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New York state's attorney general and legislative leaders introduce legislation to protect people online.