Related to the issue of creating a record of a child’s thoughts and opinions against their will (the turnitin.com issue I raised earlier) is the issue of whether it is appropriate for parents to reveal their children’s private issues without the child’s consent. The editors of The New York Times point us to a debate…
Ex-BNP man fined over names leak
A former member of the British National Party has been fined £200 after admitting publishing the details of some 10,000 party members online. Matthew Single, 37, formerly of Church Lane, Brinsley, Notts, was fined by Nottingham magistrates after admitting disclosing data without consent. The names, addresses, phone numbers and e-mail addresses of some party supporters…
Court backs plagiarism detector
David Canton had an article on Canoe yesterday about the use of the plagiarism detector service, Turnitin.com. For those who weren’t aware of the case at the time, several students sued Turnitin.com last year, claiming that the service violated their copyright and was making a profit off their work. The court sided with Turnitin.com, in…
Judge won’t lower $5M bail for SF IT administrator
Robert McMillan reports: A Bay Area man who has spent nearly 14 months in jail after refusing to hand over administrative passwords to San Francisco’s city network is likely to remain incarcerated after a county judge denied his motion for reduced bail on Monday. Terry Childs has been held on a US$5 million bond since…