YouTube users breathe sigh of relief as viewing habits will not be disclosed

In a move that has been welcomed by privacy activists, Viacom has "backed off" from demands to divulge the viewing habits of every user who has ever watched a video on YouTube. The demand was made in connection with the $1bn (£497m) copyright infringement lawsuit brought by Viacom against Google (the owners of YouTube). See our Data Protection & Privacy guidance

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ISPs to begin letter writing campaign to file-sharers
The BBC is reporting that some of the UK's largest ISPs, BT, Virgin, Orange, Tiscali, BSkyB and Carphone Warehouse, have signed up to a government backed scheme to send letters to customers who are caught illegally sharing music. This seems to be a watered-down version of the 'three-strikes' rule sought by the BPI, whereby persistent file-sharers would have their internet connection cut off. It will be interesting to see whether the letters have any impact, given that they are being described as 'informative' rather than threatening. Interestingly, this move....