Entries Categorized as 'internet'

Visa and Mastercard shun allofmp3.com

Date October 19, 2006

After my recent post about trusting allofmp3.com with my credit card details, it seems that the dillema is moot. Credit card giants Visa and Mastercard have stopped accepting transactions from allofmp3.com, both saying that they don’t want their payment networks used for “illegal activity”. I wonder how much pressure the Recording Industry Ass. of America had [...]

UK Perspective on Internet Governance Forum

Date October 9, 2006

According The Register, a meeting is being held in London at 14:00 (BST) to discuss the future of the internet, and solutions to problems such as spam, child pornography and government censorship. The meeting will be broadcast live on the web from here. We’ve seen bloggers making posts about presentations and keynotes as they happen before, [...]