Swedish Internet provider TeliaSonera has been forced to disclose the identity of a customer believed to be behind file-sharing site Swetorrents, after losing a court case to a consortium of film companies in the District Court. If TeliaSonera refuses to reveal the name and address of the IP address holder, the company will face a…
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N.J. Supreme Court Weighs Travelers’ Right of Privacy in Baggage They Don’t Claim
Michael Booth writes: A case heard by the New Jersey Supreme Court on Tuesday may clarify whether a passenger who doesn’t claim his luggage can assert a Fourth Amendment right against search and seizure of its contents. It’s a question that surprisingly has not yet been answered with a high court ruling, despite the frequency…
CA: ‘Accidental’ Download Sending Man To Prison (updated)
Kris Picket reports: A local man is likely to go to prison for years after he says he accidentally downloaded child pornography onto his computer. Matthew White, 22, said he was surfing for pornography two years ago on Limewire — a fire sharing application that allows users to trade music, movies, games and pictures —…
VA: Nonprofit sues state to avoid revealing source
Bill Sizemore and Julian Walker report: The kNOw Campaign, the source of an aborted mass mailing that would have disclosed many Virginians’ personal voting history days before the Nov. 3 election, is defying the State Board of Elections’ demand that it reveal where the data came from.In an escalating battle, the nonprofit group sued the…