The unusual news of a Thomas Parkin caught in New York impersonating his dead mother to collect her Social Security struck Thomas Parkin of Plymouth Meeting uncomfortably close to home. Almost a decade ago, the Pennsylvania Parkin reported his identity stolen – and the pattern of fraudulent finances over the years turned out to match…
Category: U.S.
New cyberstalking law in New Mexico
Authorities in New Mexico applaud the state legislature for taking action quickly to expand stalking laws. Several laws went into effect July 1st in New Mexico, including one that broadens the language in the current stalking law to include cyberstalking. Source: NewsChannel10
Commentary: Gary McKinnon’s extradition battle
James Slack of The Daily Mail has an article on the extradition battle for Gary McKinnon, a case that has become somewhat of a cause celebre. The case raises a number of issues, including whether extraditing someone with Asperger’s Disorder to face a potentially lengthy prison sentence in the U.S. constitutes a serious threat to…
Privacy Act reform likely delayed till 2010
Chances that Congress would enact legislation to update the 35-year-old Privacy Act this year are slipping away. The legislation would have had to be introduced by Independence Day for it to have any chance of being enacted this year, says Ari Schwartz of the Center for Democracy and Technology, who has been working closely with…