CyberLaw Blog

Archive for July 31st, 2009

McKinnon loses judicial review: “

High profile campaign suffers potentially fatal blow

Breaking news Gary McKinnon has lost a judicial review against his extradition to the United States on hacking charges.…

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(Via The Register – Public Sector.)

Exposed activist accuses Tiscali of putting life in peril

High Court threat for ‘recklessly’ publishing address

Exclusive A woman who passed national security information to UK authorities spent six months in fear for her life, after Tiscali published her phone number and address in public directories, despite repeated requests to keep the information secret.…

(Via The Register – Comms.)

eBay could ditch uncrackable Skype tech

Spooks likely watching with interest

Skype’s proprietary scrambling technology is purportedly the bane of electronic spies at the NSA and GCHQ, and now in a move sure to spark conspiracy theories, eBay has quietly revealed it could rip out and replace the code at its core.…

(Via The Register – Comms.)