Marcia Hofmann writes: An Indian computer scientist was arrested this weekend when he refused to disclose an anonymous source who provided an electronic voting machine to a team of security researchers. Hari Prasad is the managing director of Netindia Ltd., an Indian research and development firm. He and other researchers have long questioned the security…
Category: Non-U.S.
Two Iranians file lawsuit in US against Nokia Siemens
Cyrus Farivar reports on a lawsuit that alleges that by providing the Iranian government with the means to surveill cell phone users, Nokia Siemens was responsible for the arrest and torture of dissidents. The lawsuit was filed in U.S. federal court for the Eastern District of Virginia. Farivar reports: “These intercepting devices were used in…
U.S. Prosecutors Eye WikiLeaks Charges While Sweden Brings Drops Rape Charges Against Assange- UPDATE
Adam Entous and Evan Perez of the Wall Street Journal report: Pentagon lawyers believe that online whistleblower group WikiLeaks acted illegally in disclosing thousands of classified Afghanistan war reports and other material, and federal prosecutors are exploring possible criminal charges, officials familiar with the matter said. A joint investigation by the Army and the Federal…
AU: Coalition to revive identity card
Tim Colebatch reports: A coalition government would revive the controversial Howard-era plan for a national access card to identify every individual receiving government benefits, shadow treasurer Joe Hockey has revealed. On the eve of what Prime Minister Julia Gillard says will be a ”cliffhanger” federal election, Mr Hockey has told The Age that giving everyone…