Shaun Nichols reports: Members of the European Union’s Civil Liberties Committee have questioned European banking officials after access to bank data was granted to US authorities. The committee issued a statement on Monday expressing concerns over possible privacy and data protection violations within Europe’s Swift financial transition network. Advertisement US officials have been requesting bank…
Australian businessman dismisses Facebook threats
An Australian businessman accused of selling “friends” from the social networking site Facebook hit back Friday, saying it would be “very difficult” to stop him. Facebook warned Thursday that members who bought information from the Australian online marketing company uSocial.net could be banned from the site. Leon Hill, 24, who founded and owns uSocial.net, agreed…
Montana officer resigns over Facebook comments
Associated Press reports that Cody Anderson, a Bozeman, Montana police officer who wrote on his Facebook page that there should be a law allowing police to take people to jail for being “stupid” has resigned. According to AP: Anderson apologized for his online comment last month, saying it didn’t “reflect an attitude or atmosphere within…
Student accused of accessing Palin’s email can’t screen jury on political views
The Associated Press reports that a federal judge in Knoxville denied a request by lawyers for David C. Kernell to screen potential jurors by questionnaire about their political views and their attitudes about Sarah Palin. Kernell is on trial after being indicted (pdf) for accessing Palin’s e-mail account. He allegedly figured out the correct answers…