CYBERSPACE — The link in a Twitter message offering free downloads of a sex tape starring Gossip Girl actress Leighton Meester leads to malware instead, according to antivirus software developer Trend Micro.“Somehow, the Twitter account of noted venture capitalist Guy...

BEIJING, CHINA — Beginning in July, China’s crackdown on internet smut will extend to sex-related medical and research sites. The Chinese Ministry of Health this week announced new regulations that require medical and health sites to install software that will block any...

WORCESTER, ENGLAND — After 11 million Brits confessed to putting more than their cars in gear while behind the wheel, an insurance-comparison website warned “distractions” can lead to tickets, criminal charges, higher insurance rates and maybe even jail time.“Drivers are...

MADRID, SPAIN – The civil division of Spain’s highest court has ruled topless celebrity photos are fair game for tabloids and other news and information outlets.Audiencia Nacional de España overturned a lower court’s 2003 decision that Interviú magazine violated the privacy and...

PATERSON, NJ — One of the Bravo network’s “Real Housewives of New Jersey” has succeeded, temporarily at least, in her bid to keep her real life from becoming part of other people’s fantasies.On Wednesday, a judge granted Danielle Staub a restraining order to prevent an...

LONDON, ENGLAND — The British Board of Film Classification, the U.K.’s equivalent of the Motion Picture Association of America, on Tuesday released new, tighter age guidelines that threaten to leave even some family fare off-limits to children.The BBFC revises its...

LOS ANGELES, CA — The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors says it wants a state law mandating condom usage all adult productions, but so far no state legislators have stepped forward to sponsor such a bill.The mandatory condoms issue has been on the board’s agenda since...

LOS ANGELES, CA — Girls Gone Wild has had enough. Mantra Films and GGW Marketing, the folks behind the nubile franchise, have filed suit in district court, charging a consortium of companies that run Girls Gone Mobile with federal trademark infringement, unfair competition,...

CYBERSPACE — Once upon a time dinosaurs roamed the earth. Quite some time later, Mac users laughed in the faces of PC users, insisting that their systems were protected against all manner of attack and infection. Those days are gone. Online security experts Sophos have...

WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Federal Trade Commission expects to release this summer new regulations defining some behaviors for bloggers who are compensated when they endorse or review products.A growing number of consumers have become dependent upon online reviews posted by...