The Creep of Overbroad Surveillance Laws RIPA, a UK bill intended to be used in serious crimes, was used to spy on a couple suspected of forging school application forms.
French Assembly Seek to Ban Anorexia Speech Bill which criminalizes "incitement to excessive thinness by publicising of any kind" passes the Assembly, but needs Senate approval before becoming law.
Repression 2.0 Newsweek looks at how the Net is used in censorship and surveillance in Africa and China.
P2P Bandwidth - An International Overview Michael Geist takes a look at "disproportionate" net use -- and finds the Bell Canada has far less of a problem than other countries who do not throttle their users.