David Hanners reports: U.S. District Judge Donovan Frank was in a quandary: In an age where computers are everywhere and even cell phones have Internet access, how do you keep a man accused of hacking into his neighbors’ e-mails away from computers? In the case of Barry Vincent Ardolf, you send court officers out to…
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OR Supreme Court ok’s policy to ease searches of students
Rachel Cheeseman reports: The Oregon State Supreme Court ruled that warrantless searches of students in public schools by officials need only “reasonable suspicion” rather than “probable cause,” making it easier for school officials to search property of students. The opinion of the Court, released June 10, stated that the Article I Section 9 rights of…
Woman who blames Rogers for exposing affair says she’s not alone
Remember the Canadian woman who is suing Rogers Wireless for consolidating her family’s cell phone bills without her consent, resulting in her husband discovering that she had had an affair? She’s now claiming that there are others out there who have similar complaints about Rogers. Brendan Kennedy reports on the latest in this case: […]…
$11.7m judgment against Spamhaus slashed to $27,000
Dan Goodin reports the latest development in a long-running lawsuit involving anti-spam organization Spamhaus and the company that sued them, e360 Insight: A federal judge has handed a major victory to anti-spam crusaders Spamhaus, slashing an $11.7m verdict to just $27,002. US Judge Charles P. Kocoras of the Eastern District of Illinois said the plaintiffs,…