Desire Athow reports: 28-year old former FBI Informant Albert Gonzalez has pleaded guilty to 20 federal charges that identify him as the brain behind what now stands as the biggest identity theft in US history. The hacker, who lives in Miami, could face up to a minimum of 15 years in prison although the jury…
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A Legal Battle: Online Attitude vs. Rules of the Bar
John Schwartz reports: Sean Conway was steamed at a Fort Lauderdale judge, so he did what millions of angry people do these days: he blogged about her, saying she was an “Evil, Unfair Witch.” But Mr. Conway is a lawyer. And unlike millions of other online hotheads, he found himself hauled up before the Florida…
Wiretapping saved lives
Controversial secret wiretapping activities launched by former President George Bush following 9/11 stirred understandable privacy concerns. But they also provided vital evidence for the arrest and recent conviction of three British Muslims in a plot to destroy at least seven and as many as 18 trans-Atlantic airliners in the summer of 2006. This case demonstrates…
Jailhouse calls are not private, SJC rules
Shelly Murphy reports from Massachusetts: In a 4-to-3 decision that could have a sweeping impact on grand jury investigations and prisoner privacy, the state’s highest court ruled yesterday that prosecutors may subpoena recordings of telephone calls made from jail by inmates and people who are being held while awaiting trial. Rejecting contentions that the subpoenas…