KFMB reports: A man accused of posting thousands of nude photos of women on a so-called “revenge porn” website without their permission, then extorting money from those who wanted the images taken down, was convicted Monday of extortion and identity theft. Kevin Bollaert, 28, faces up to 24 years in prison. His sentencing date has…
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Yelp Goes To Court To Protect Identity Of Anonymous Review-Writer
Chris Morran reports: Once again, a business who is displeased with an anonymous review on Yelp is trying to sue that reviewer and attempting to compel Yelp to reveal that user’s actual identity. But this morning, lawyers for Yelp and consumer advocates were in court to argue that there is no justification for unmasking the…
Website Operator Banned from the ‘Revenge Porn’ Business After FTC Charges He Unfairly Posted Nude Photos (UPDATED with statement by domain owner)
From the FTC: The operator of an alleged “revenge porn” website is banned from publicly sharing any more nude videos or photographs of people without their affirmative express consent, under a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission. In addition, he will have to destroy the intimate images and personal contact information he collected while operating the site….
AU: Journalists should be shielded from phone and web snooping, union says
Paul Farrell reports: Australia’s Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance (MEAA) has called for journalists to be exempt from government access to phone and web data, warning that the government’s data retention proposal risks making it impossible for a free press to function. The plan to retain web and phone data will mean that a range…