Gary McKinnon, the Briton accused of hacking Pentagon and Nasa computer networks, faces an increasingly hostile climate on cyber security in the US if his extradition is approved this week. American officials have made clear that they regard Mr McKinnon, 43, an unemployed computer programmer who has been diagnosed with Asperger’s syndrome, as a serious…
Category: Court
Woman responsible for loss of anonymity
The civil complaint doesn’t just accuse Ben Roethlisberger of a heinous and despicable act. It also labels him a slob. That curious assertion sticks out in the 36-page lawsuit that accuses the Steelers’ star quarterback of sexually assaulting a woman in a Nevada hotel room in July 2008. It sticks out because the lawsuit alleging…
Seselj convicted for revealing witness identities
The trial chamber of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia convicted [press release; judgment summary, PDF] Serbian nationalist Volislav Seselj of contempt and sentenced him to 15 months in prison for authoring a book revealing pertinent information about several key witnesses. Read more on Jurist.
Pictures from public places not private
Internet accessibility of images amassed by governmental organizations, commercial entities and individuals is the basis of novel privacy violation claims. However, Internet distribution of images of both individuals and private places collected from public places remains lawful. […] Courts have found that individuals have a right to be protected from a third party’s intrusion upon…