U.S. Identity Theft Convictions Up 26 Percent, Feds Say: “Identity theft convictions in the United States increased 26 percent in 2007 from the year before, the Bush administration reported Tuesday. Still, 1.6 million complaints of…
ISPs pressed to become child porn cops New law, new monitoring technology raise concerns about privacy By Bill Dedman and Bob Sullivan, Oct. 16, 2008 New technologies and changes in U.S. law are adding to…
Data-Mining for Terrorists Not ‘Feasible,’ DHS-Funded Study Finds: “Searching for terrorists in masses of electronic data doesn’t work and will lead to unacceptable privacy invasions, a government-funded commission reported Tuesday. Instead, the government should carefully…
Max Hardcore Sentenced to 46 Months in Federal Prison: “A federal judge today sentenced Paul F. Little — aka Max Hardcore — to 46 months in prison and fines of more than $1.4 million.” (Via…
American ISP giants: If we Phorm, we’ll get consent: “ ‘No need to legislate’ After months of controversy over ISP-level ad targeting systems from the likes of Phorm and NebuAd, three of America’s four largest…
Judge declares mistrial in RIAA filesharing case, sets aside $222,000 verdict: “ Filed under: Misc. Gadgets We always thought that the RIAA’s first-ever filesharing trial victory against Jammie Thomas was a little suspect since the…
EFF reveals vastly expanded search policy at US borders: “ Probable cause a thing of the past In a move that could affect millions of people around the world, the US government has quietly relaxed…
As US Looks To Re-legalize Online Poker, Germany Bans It: “Just as the US seems to be moving forward with efforts to relegalize online poker, it appears that Germany is moving in the opposite direction,…
Rejected From College Because Of Your Facebook Profile?: “We’ve all seen the stories about potential dates or employers scanning your social network profiles to decide what they think of you, but what about your potential…
Rights Group Sues NSA and Cheney for Spying: “The Electronic Frontier Foundation sued the government and top Bush officials over its warrantless wiretapping program Thursday. The suit comes just a day before the government tries…