Ashley Smith reports: The New Hampshire Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday in a free-speech case that calls into question whether media outlets can protect the identities of anonymous online commenters. The case also has potentially broad implications in determining who constitutes the media in an Internet age that has blurred the line between traditional news…
Facebook and MySpace Flash Vulnerability Exposes User Data
Jason Kincaid writes: A Facebook developer named Yvo Schaap has uncovered a massive security flaw present on both Facebook and MySpace that would give hackers the ability to steal all of your account data, including your photos, personal messages, and basically everything else you’ve ever put on the social networks, without you ever realizing it….
Weld County and ACLU back in court
In a case that has been going on since last year, the Associated Press reports that The Colorado Supreme Court is hearing arguments about the legality of an identity theft investigation against hundreds of suspected illegal immigrants who were filing taxes, without having valid Social Security numbers. AP’s summary of the issue, however, is not…
House Committee Considers PATRIOT Reform (UPDATED)
Kevin Bankston of EFF updates us on the progress of Conyers’ PATRIOT renewal and reform bill, the USA Patriot Amendments Act of 2009 (HR 3845): The mark-up got off to a somewhat worrisome start when Chairman Conyers introduced a “manager’s amendment” making numerous changes to the bill to address concerns raised by the Obama Administration…