Paul Davenport and Jonathan J. Cooper of the AP report: Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer signed into law the nation’s toughest legislation against illegal immigration Friday, a sweeping measure that supporters said would take handcuffs off police but which President Barack Obama said could violate people’s civil rights. The bill, sent to the Republican governor by…
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Blippy Users’ Credit Card Numbers Exposed in Google Search Results (update 4)
Blippy’s web site says, “Blippy is a fun and easy way to see and discuss what everyone’s buying.” It may also be a fun and easy way for identity thieves to get your credit card number. Jennifer van Grove reports: Sharing your credit card and online purchases with friends on the web sounds risky and…
Were ‘governmentwatcher’ posts made by same user as ‘lawmiss’?
In for a penny, in for a pound? As if it was not enough to reveal the possible identity of an anonymous commenter on their web site, the Plain Dealer now goes further and attempts to link Judge Strickland Saffold to a second anonymous commenter’s account. James F. McCarty reports: […] Comments under the two…
NJ court: Blogger is not protected under shield law in defamation lawsuit
Following up on a case previously covered (here and here), MaryAnn Spoto reports: An appellate court ruled today a blogger who wrote about the online pornography industry is not protected under New Jersey’s shield law in a defamation lawsuit brought by a Freehold-based software company. In a 48-page ruling authored by Appellate Court Judge Anthony…