China recently announced a policy that every computer sold must be packaged with specific software that bars it from being used to visit certain Internet sites. This so-called “Green Dam” software ostensibly is aimed at blocking child pornography and other vile sites. In Chinese, “green” and “clean” are interchangeable — here, the idea being that…
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Court: Posting online can be invasion of privacy
In a case that seems like deja vu all over again, the Minnesota Court of Appeals held that posting someone else’s embarrassing personal information on the Internet can be a legal invasion of privacy, regardless of how many people view the site. In this case, the personal information concerned a woman’s sexually transmitted disease that…
Trial of four Google execs postponed
Paul Meller of IDG News Service reports that the criminal trial of four senior Google executives in an Italian court was postponed until Sept. 29 because the translator failed to show up, according to Google. There’s only one person in Italy capable of translating in court? No one can get all parties together before September…
GPS Ruling Challenges N.Y. Law Enforcement
On May 12, 2009, the Court of Appeals issued People v. Weaver, 2009 NY Slip Op 03762. This article provides a brief summary of the opinion and goes on to discuss some of the concerns it raises with respect to its effects on law enforcement. On Christmas Eve 2005, Scott Weaver, John Chiera and Amber…