Social networking gets monitored

Tenero has released a software product it says makes it easier for companies to keep tabs on their employees' social networking activities, says Manila Bulletin.

The software, Social Sentry, automatically monitors public information on Facebook and Twitter accounts, charging $2 to $8 per employee, depending on the level of activity being monitored.

The company says the product is a way to watch for the release of confidential or embarrassing information and to measure how much time employees are spending on social media during work hours.

An Italian court upheld the legality of a law passed by Piedmont Regional Council, in which the authority may preference the use of free software, writes The H Security.

The law, introduced just over a year ago, had been challenged by the Presidency of the Council of Ministers, who believed the preference was anti-competitive.

The court ruled that the preference to free software is lawful and complies with the freedom of competition principles.

The Motion Picture Association won a battle against Newzbin, a UK firm it says was involved in breaching copyright, states The Telegraph.

Newzbin is expected to stop assisting visitors to access films and TV programmes owned by companies belonging to the Motion Picture Association. The site provides links to unauthorised versions of copy right works.

"This is an important decision and it sends a clear message that Web sites focusing on providing viewers with pirated film and TV programmes infringe copyright and are liable for their actions - even where those Web sites don't themselves host the content,” says Ted Shapiro, from the European arm of the MPA.