Steve Lambert reports: The man at the centre of a sex scandal involving a Manitoba judge will have his computers seized by sheriff’s officers next Monday, in order to prevent him from circulating explicit nude photos of the justice. Alexander Chapman was also told Thursday that sheriff’s officers will seize flash drives and other items…
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CIA Guy Says Random House Blew His Cover
Ryan Abbott reports: A covert CIA agent says his cover was blown by Gary Schroen’s book on terrorism, which reveals his identity in several “clear” pictures. John Peppe claims that Schroen and Random House damaged his career in CIA “clandestine activities” and exposed him to becoming “subject to a fatwa.” Peppe says Schroen and Random…
Just Because You Can, Doesn’t Mean You Should
Law Professor Michael Scott writes: When I was growing up, my dad always told me that “just because you can do something, doesn’t mean you should.” Just because you can climb that tall tree, doesn’t mean you should. Just because you can ride your bike on that busy street, doesn’t mean you should. It was…
Class Claims Fox Hacks Into Computers
Karina Brown reports: A class action claims Fox Entertainment Group hacked into millions of computers to install “rogue, cookie-like tracking code” to snoop on people who visit Fox’s “American Idol” website. The class claims Fox and Clearspring Technologies committed crimes, circumvented privacy settings, and that the rogue devices reinstall themselves even if their victims can…