Worried about your privacy online? So is a woman from Texas, who’s suing Facebook and Blockbuster for posting too much information about her online. Cathryn Harris found out after the fact that Facebook added a note every time she rented a movie from Blockbuster — a note that contained her full name and the name…
Prof. Donald Jones’ Lawsuit Against Above The Law
Eugene Volokh comments on a case (previously reported here) that has drawn a lot of attention in the blawgosphere: Orin blogged about this below, linking to Ben Sheffner’s analysis at Copyrights & Campaigns. I agree with Sheffner that the lawsuit (see the Complaint) is a loser. In part, it’s even downright frivolous: 1. The false…
A social engineering demonstration
I saw this social engineering demonstration on YouTube today. Stick with it it although you may find much of it sophomoric and/or annoying. What it demonstrates is that a collection agency, given a phone number by someone who calls in to them, then gives a caller the address and credit information to go with the…
DOJ Settles Former Drug Agent’s Suit for $3 million
The federal government has agreed to settle for $3 million a long-running suit in federal district court in Washington that alleged a former CIA officer and a State Department official unlawfully eavesdropped on a drug enforcement agent in Burma. The terms of the agreement were detailed in court papers filed Tuesday night in the U.S….