As a follow-up to a case previously covered here, and in what may well be a response to the significant criticism of the lawsuit by the blawgosphere, Professor Donald Marvin Jones, a law professor at the University of Miami School of Law, voluntarily dismissed his lawsuit against David Lat, David Minkin and the Above the…
Comment decision in NH high court’s hands
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…