19 Oct 2010 | Index Index, minipost
The Spanish Agency for Data Protection (AEPD) has filed a lawsuit against Google. Following an investigation launched in May, the Street View service has been charged with violating the country’s data protection laws. In August, a judge decided to investigate a similar complaint made by another association (APEDANICA). AEPD says that, if found guilty, Google could be hit with fines of between 84,000 and 840,000 dollars for each offence. Street View has proved controversial in a number of countries, including Germany, Switzerland and the UK.
19 Oct 2010 | News and features
For information about the launch and how to get tickets, see our events page here.
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19 Oct 2010 | Events
Jonathan Ross, Brian Cox, Chris Addison, Aleks Krotoski and Simon Singh celebrate ‘the age of the geek’ in a unique charity project.
Jonathan Ross in costume in his shrine of comics, toys and gadgets; Professor Brian Cox and Gia Milinovich puzzling over how to fix their toaster; TV comic Chris Addison backstage, dreaming of space travel; tech journalist Aleks Krotoski smouldering in a sea of gadgets; writer Simon Singh reading his baby son a bedtime story of particle physics…
These are among the scenes featured in the GEEK CALENDAR, where British geeks are celebrating nerdishness in all its glory. And they are doing it for a very good cause: Index on Censorship, English PEN and Sense About Science’s Libel Reform Campaign.
The launch of the GEEK CALENDAR is this Thursday 21 October at 7pm at the Free Word Centre.
Please email: [email protected] for tickets.
19 Oct 2010 | Index Index, minipost
A Canadian court has placed numerous restrictions on an activist as part of his bail release. Alex Hundert may not speak with any member of the press, nor may he plan, attend, or participate in any public event related to a political issue. He was charged with three counts of conspiracy for involvement in violent activities at the G20 summit in Toronto last June. Hundert was released in July on $100,000 bail with around 20 court-imposed restrictions, including a ban on attending public demonstrations. After being rearrested for participating in a panel discussion at Ryerson University, he was released on 13 October on the condition that he adhere to additional restrictions. The Canadian Civil Liberties Association has said the measures are “only aimed at silencing speech“.
