Daily Digest for November 4th

mdpeters posted 7 items. US Ruling Likely to Upset Obscenity Prosecutions TalkTalk steps up attack on government Illegal file-sharing sites up 300 per cent China Bans ‘Pornographic’ Online Literature Good online music services would beat punishment, say file-sharers Facebook publishes natural language privacy policy for user-consultation Response to The Register story entitled “Turkey censors Reg… Read More

Daily Digest for November 3rd

mdpeters New blog post: Daily Digest for November 2nd https://michaelpeters.org/?p=977 [obDADkenobi]. mdpeters posted 6 items. US Ruling Likely to Upset Obscenity Prosecutions TalkTalk steps up attack on government Illegal file-sharing sites up 300 per cent China Bans ‘Pornographic’ Online Literature Good online music services would beat punishment, say file-sharers Facebook publishes natural language privacy policy… Read More

Daily Digest for October 30th

mdpeters New blog post: Daily Digest for October 29th https://michaelpeters.org/?p=969 [obDADkenobi]. mdpeters posted 12 items. Police log ‘domestic extremists’ Government to protect children from zombie paedophiles EU – Telecoms: Commission steps up UK legal action over privacy and personal data protection ISP Threatens Legal Action Against UK Over Anti-Piracy Plans Mandelson’s piracy tactics leave Tories… Read More

Changes are Coming: Electronically Stored Information

I’ve been doing a bit of research into the subpoena, search, custody, and disposal of electronically stored information (ESI). Part of this comes in the normal course of doing business as a Chief Information Security Officer, while part comes from my natural passions for information security and the law. The reality that casting a wide… Read More

Social Networks and Social Engineering

I’ve commented occasionally about social networking site and appropriate content posted therein. I’ll share an article I read on a favorite news site. It is an amazing abuse of authority in my opinion. It also demonstrates the hazards of what could happen when low-tech mentality bludgeons high-tech. Original URL: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/06/18/american_burg_and_facebook/ US city demands FaceSpaceGooHoo log-ins… Read More

Syndication Updates for 2009-02-18

3:38am mdpeters posted 27 items. (Show Details) In general; intangible nature of assets Applicability of common-law sanctions Venue Intent—Malice Computer software Intent—Purpose Jurisdiction Purpose of computer crime laws Procedure; generally Computer hardware Computer program FN2 The Defense of a Computer Crime Case Financial instrument Computer Intent—knowledge Main Page Intent—Knowledge Data; intellectual property The Defense of… Read More