[governance] 3 global news items to create discourse on Internet Governance

[Fouad Bajwa]

Three interesting news items, one about a Chinese Blogger, Skype's
Loophole in EU and another about the Irish ISPs blocking p2p file
sharing that are a discourse in the ever-changing perceptions and
practices in the world of IG

Bloggers head death investigation team
By Cai Ke (China Daily/Xinhua) Updated: 2009-02-21 08:01
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-02/21/content_7498998.htm
Authorities in Yunnan province are hoping two of the country's most
popular bloggers can help them unravel the mystery of a man who died
in police custody. Zhao Li, who writes a blog under the name
Fengzhimoduan, and Dong Rubin, better known as Bianmin, were named
director and deputy director of an investigation committee that was
sent to Jinning county, Yunnan province on Friday to probe the
suspicious death.

Skype calls' immunity to police phone tapping threatened
Suspicious phone conversations on Skype could be targeted for tapping
as part of a pan-European crackdown.
Paul Meller (IDG News Service) 23/02/2009
Suspicious phone conversations on Skype could be targeted for tapping
as part of a pan-European crackdown on what law authorities believe is
a massive technical loophole in current wiretapping laws, allowing
criminals to communicate without fear of being overheard by the
police.
http://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/277460/skype_calls_immunity_police_phone_tapping_threatened

Music-swapping sites to be blocked by internet providers
Sunday, February 22, 2009  By Adrian Weckler
Irish internet users are to be blocked from accessing music swapping
websites, as internet service providers bow to pressure from the music
industry. Eircom, the country’s biggest internet provider, is to start
blocking its internet customers from accessing music swapping.
http://www.sbpost.ie/post/pages/p/story.aspx-qqqt=NEWS-qqqs=news-qqqid=39782-qqqx=1.asp

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