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Police warn on keeping kids safe as Justin Bieber impersonator charged

Posted on March 10, 2017 by Lisa Vaas

As police charge a prolific alleged predator, we offer advice on how to keep your family safe online Continue reading Police warn on keeping kids safe as Justin Bieber impersonator charged→

Posted in child abuse, child abuse imagery, child abuse images, child porn, Gordon Douglas Chalmers, Justin Bieber, Law & order, Queensland, sexual abuse, Task Force Argos

Dad ruled liable and fined for his son’s illegal download

Posted on March 8, 2017 by Lisa Vaas

Judge ruled that the man’s warning to his 11-year-old son not to download content illegally was not explicit enough Continue reading Dad ruled liable and fined for his son’s illegal download→

Posted in filesharing, Germany, Law & order, Parental control, parental liability, piracy, riaa

Amazon fight to keep Echo recording out of murder trial now moot

Posted on March 8, 2017 by Lisa Vaas

Despite the decision by the accused, the arguments for considering Alexa protected by First Amendment rights remain ‘surprisingly plausible’ Continue reading Amazon fight to keep Echo recording out of murder trial now moot→

Posted in Alexa, Amazon, Echo, first amendment, IoT, James Andrew Bates, Law & order, machine speech, murder, recordings

‘Dozens’ of police departments maintain private DNA databases

Posted on March 6, 2017 by Lisa Vaas

Campaigners warn of lack of oversight and laws bypassed by databases created and maintained privately Continue reading ‘Dozens’ of police departments maintain private DNA databases→

Posted in databases, Law & order, Police, privacy, surveillance | Tagged DNA

Researcher uses Google’s speech tools to skewer Google reCAPTCHA

Posted on March 3, 2017 by Lisa Vaas

It’s not the first time Google’s own services have been used to trick the bot challenges – although a new version of reCAPTCHA coming soon should remove the annoyance of having to prove you’re not a robot Continue reading Researcher uses Google’s speech tools to skewer Google reCAPTCHA→

Posted in Google, SBN, Vulnerability

Twitter scrambles those anonymous account eggs

Posted on March 2, 2017 by Lisa Vaas

Twitter makes another attempt to reduce abuse by cracking down on eggs Continue reading Twitter scrambles those anonymous account eggs→

Posted in abuse, online abuse, privacy, twitter, twitter privacy

Judge denies blanket right to compel fingerprint iPhone unlocking

Posted on February 28, 2017 by Lisa Vaas

Warrant is using an ‘overly broad’ clause as a boilerplate – and that doesn’t wash, rules Chicago judge Continue reading Judge denies blanket right to compel fingerprint iPhone unlocking→

Posted in apple, biometrics, privacy, SBN

Wikipedia’s bot-on-bot battles that can last for years

Posted on February 27, 2017 by Lisa Vaas

Sustaining a grudge is a lot easier when you don’t have to take breaks. Or breathe. Continue reading Wikipedia’s bot-on-bot battles that can last for years→

Posted in botnet, bots, Wikipedia

IT admin was authorized to trash employer’s network he says

Posted on February 27, 2017 by Lisa Vaas

It’ll make you think twice about hitting the delete key Continue reading IT admin was authorized to trash employer’s network he says→

Posted in appeal, BOFH, CFAA, ClickMotive, conviction, Data loss, Law & order, Michael Thomas, sysadmin, sysadmins, Tor Ekeland

IT admin was authorized to trash employer’s network he says

Posted on February 27, 2017 by Lisa Vaas

It’ll make you think twice about hitting the delete key Continue reading IT admin was authorized to trash employer’s network he says→

Posted in appeal, BOFH, CFAA, ClickMotive, conviction, Data loss, Law & order, Michael Thomas, sysadmin, sysadmins, Tor Ekeland

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