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Cloudflare to EU: Anti-Piracy Measures Shouldn’t Harm Privacy and Security

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. “Where IFPI needs to obtain the customer’s contact information, Cloudflare will only disclose these details following a subpoena or court order – i.e. these disclosures are mandated by law and are not an example of the service’s goodwill or a policy or measures intended to assist IP rights holders,” IFPI wrote.

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Discord Disputes DMCA Subpoena, Rejects Role as ‘Anti-Piracy’ Partner

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” After the parties got together, an agreement was reached to confidentially disclose basic subscriber information related to 64 Discord User IDs. Discord Draws a Line In July, Discord sent a letter to Nexon, informing the game company that it has no intention of cooperating with the latest request, describing it as improper.

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Minnesota’s Attempt to Copy California’s Constitutionally Defective Age Appropriate Design Code is an Utter Fail (Guest Blog Post)

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Recently, the Senate Judiciary Committee heard the bill for informational purposes. In an attempt to address this concern, Minnesota offers some protection by maintaining the confidentiality of information subject to attorney-client privilege. Default Privacy Settings. The bill is currently pending approval by both chambers.

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nHentai Fights Back in Piracy Lawsuit: ‘Rightsholder Gave Permission’

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The company tried to obtain a DMCA subpoena requiring Cloudflare to hand over all identifying information it has on the site’s operators. DMCA subpoenas have proven to be an effective legal tool to gather information. Early Discovery nHentai Opposes Nhentai swiftly opposed this request, citing serious privacy concerns.

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Cloudflare Blocks Pirate Site URLs “For Legal Reasons”

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Cloudflare, a global internet infrastructure company, offers various services to millions of users, including connectivity and privacy tools. Through these notices, the group asks Cloudflare to inform the website owner and the hosting company to shut these sites down. For example, the yts.cx URLs remain accessible.

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French Piracy Blocking Order Goes Global, DNS Service Quad9 Vows to Fight

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For privacy reasons, Quad9 also has no precise information about the location of its users. This is in line with European and Swiss privacy laws. — Copies of the three orders, released last week, are available below. Quad9 says its system is designed to treat every user in every country the same way. me, embx224539.ap1357.me,

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U.S. Court Denies Access to Defendant’s Hard Drive in Online Piracy Case

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According to Strike 3 the man pirated 54 movies and through discovery it requested permission to inspect a copy of his hard drive and cloud hosting accounts for evidence. Judge Agrees With Privacy Concerns. After hearing both sides, U.S. ” To resolve the dispute both parties previously suggested alternative options. .

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