The Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) has ordered all prepaid subscribers to register their SIM cards by providing their name, date of birth and ID card or passport number by Tuesday, June 30. The move is part of an effort to track down companies and individuals who send out large volumes of unsolicited text…
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Harkat raid illegal, court says
The Federal Court of Canada has ruled the search of a suspected terrorist’s home violated his constitutional rights and ordered the Canada Border Services Agency to return everything it seized. In a 24-page decision released Tuesday, Justice Simon Noel says the May 12 raid violated the Charter rights of Mohamed Harkat. He also ordered the…
Secretary Gates and Admiral Mullen on Social Networking
During a Defense Department briefing, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates and the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mullen talked about the importance of utilizing Twitter, Facebook and other on-line social networking media to communicate information of national importance. From C-Span, via YouTube:
Wisconsin Supreme Court Upholds Identity Theft Charge Against Christopher Baron
The Wisconsin Supreme Court issued a decision today …. [that] allows the Jefferson County District Attorney to proceed with identity theft charges against Christopher Baron. According to the criminal complaint, Christopher Baron hacked into the work computer of his boss, Emergency Medical Services Director Mark Fisher, and sent several e-mails that he found in Mr….