When a middle-aged New Hampshire woman was accused of sharing songs like “Jigga My Nigga” using BearShare, she initially thought that her federal lawsuit from the recording industry was some kind of “scam”—and she almost paid the price for not showing up in court. But she fought back with the help of the Franklin Pierce…
UK Police: Criminal records should not be deleted
Old criminal records of minor offences are a valuable tool in the fight against crime and must not be deleted from the national computer database, Humberside Police have told the Court of Appeal. The force has joined with four others to challenge a ruling by the Information Commissioner, endorsed by an Information Tribunal, that the…
Google’s YouTube White House Privacy Policy: “Trust Us”
Peter Kafka writes: How do we know that Google isn’t tracking the viewing records of people who watch YouTube videos at the official White House Web site? Because Google says so. That’s the short version of a followup to a post I wrote earlier this month, which noted that Google (GOOG) said it was no…
‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ in Limbo
Stars and Stripes reports on the political hot-potato game the White House and Congress are playing when it comes to repealing “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” the controversial law that prohibits gay members of the military from discussing or even admitting their sexual orientation. And if you believe Senator Harry Reid, Congress apparently cannot figure out…