Vijay Prabhu writes: The Tor Project has just released the beta version of Tor Messenger, a chat client that allows for anonymous, “off-the-record” chats based on Tor’s secure browsing system. The Tor instant messaging service is a beta release and took Tor Project developers more than a year to make, promises to create a more private, seamless,…
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Gawker president: ‘More likely than not’ we’ll lose Hogan sex tape case
Peter Sterne reports: Gawker Media president and general counsel Heather Dietrick thinks that it is “more likely than not” that a jury will find in favor of professional wrestler Hulk Hogan — but also that they’ll award him significantly less than the $100 million he’s seeking. “It’s probably difficult to win the case entirely, outright,…
Extradition to proceed in Amanda Todd case
Diane Strandberg reports: An internet luring case against a Dutch citizen could still go ahead in Canada even though Dutch authorities are not pursuing charges related to the death of Port Coquitlam teen Amanda Todd. And Todd’s mother said it would be an international disgrace if the case involving her daughter — who killed herself…
SA Supreme Court rules Dr Janice Duffy was defamed by Google through its hyperlinks, auto-complete and search engine results
Sean Fewster reports: A former SA Health researcher has won a six-year legal battle against Google, proving she was defamed by the internet giant due to the way it auto-completed search terms. In a landmark judgment, the Supreme Court on Tuesday found Google published defamatory imputations about Dr Janice Duffy “to a substantial number of people”….