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Submission + - Preventing Cyberbullying by Bulldozing Civil Liberties (thestar.com.my)

An anonymous reader writes: The Malaysian Government has recently passed an amendment to their Evidence Act that has been designed to hold cyber bullies accountable for their malicious tirades on blogs or Facebook Walls. Unfortunately, the amendment has been worded such that "If your name, photograph or pseudonym appears on any publication depicting yourself as the author, you are deemed to have published the content" and "If a posting comes from your Internet or phone account, you are deemed to be the publisher unless the contrary is proved." What these raft of amendments have done is shifted the burden of proof to the accused. One is considered guilty until proven innocent. Even the simple act of posting an offending message on a friend's Facebook Wall could get that friend and not the original poster, into trouble with this law. Although the amendments were initiated by good intentions, conspiracist can see how easily this law can be misused to curb dissent in Malaysia.

Submission + - Shouryya Ray solves 300-year-old mathematical riddle posed by Isaac Newton (news.com.au) 1

johnsnails writes: "A GERMAN 16-year-old has become the first person to solve a mathematical problem posed by Sir Isaac Newton more than 300 years ago.
Shouryya Ray worked out how to calculate exactly the path of a projectile under gravity and subject to air resistance, The (London) Sunday Times reported.
The Indian-born teen said he solved the problem that had stumped mathematicians for centuries while working on a school project.

Read more: http://www.news.com.au/technology/german-teen-shouryya-ray-solves-300-year-old-mathematical-riddle-posed-by-sir-isaac-newton/story-e6frfro0-1226368490157#ixzz1w3LI5N1w"

Comment Re:French internal politics? (Score 1) 153

Huh? How'd this make the front page? French internal politics?

When first apparatus for recording music came about SACEM - French equivalent of German GEMA or American RIAA or insert_relevant_copyright_agency_here was first to introduce everything, we in 21st century fight against on interwebs. So, of course that it is interesting how they swing, as they do influence radicalized, corrupt and fascistoid EU. Look at the turnout at their elections - more then 70%. What is turnout in USA? Like 20% or so...if. So, no lesson learned.

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