Melissa Thomas reports: A high school student killed herself after she emailed a nude photo of herself to her boyfriend and he sent it around to others at two high schools, the girl’s parents claim in Federal Court. They sued the city, the school district, the ex-boyfriend and several other kids to whom he allegedly…
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Did too much privacy protection cost a young life?
A teenage girl may have died at her own hand. Could Sprint have prevented it? A commentary cross-posted from Chronicles of Dissent. The teenager called a suicide hotline for help. She had stabbed herself and taken drugs in an attempt to kill herself, and by the time she called the hotline, she was weak and…
Suicide linked to TJX probe
Jonathan James, a/k/a “c0mrade,” achieved fame as a teenager for hacking into NASA and the Pentagon and notoriety for becoming the first juvenile incarcerated for cybercrime in the United States. According to his family, James committed suicide in May 2008 at age 24, just weeks after Secret Service agents accused him of being part of…
Wisconsin Supreme Court Upholds Identity Theft Charge Against Christopher Baron
The Wisconsin Supreme Court issued a decision today …. [that] allows the Jefferson County District Attorney to proceed with identity theft charges against Christopher Baron. According to the criminal complaint, Christopher Baron hacked into the work computer of his boss, Emergency Medical Services Director Mark Fisher, and sent several e-mails that he found in Mr….