We’ve seen some huge judgments in file-sharing cases: the Jammie Thomas-Rasset case involving 24 songs where the damages rose from $222,000 to $1.92 million on re-trial, and now the Joel Tenenbaum case with damages on the order of $675,000 for 20 songs. While Thomas-Rasset’s lawyers will appeal the ruling and the constitutionality of the judgment,…
Cars.gov lets feds take control of your computer
Say what you want about the Fox News Channel’s Glenn Beck and his antics, but to give credit where credit is due, he exposed some disturbing language from the Obama administration’s “Cash for Clunker” program Web site Cars.gov. Beck on his July 31 program hosted a segment about the Car Allowance Rebate System (CARS) Web…
Privacy fears over Greek DNA bank
Greece’s privacy watchdog yesterday expressed concerns about draft legislation foreseeing the creation of a DNA bank containing genetic information about all suspects arrested by the Greek police, which the force hopes would boost its crackdown on domestic terrorism. Just a few days after slamming an amendment paving the way for authorities to use surveillance cameras…
NH AG upholds wiretap ruling
Acting New Hampshire Attorney General Orville Fitch announced Friday no crime was committed when the conversations of civilian employees in the city Police Department’s records office were recorded without their knowledge, upholding County Attorney Jim Reams’ earlier review of the matter. In a news release, Fitch said his office reviewed Reams’ three-page report, which advised…