>>  ...a brand new design portal (don't you just love the phrase "Issue 1?") which plans "monthly issues featuring interviews with digital artists" and appears to have been providing a steady flow of design-related links daily ("daily" as in it hasn't missed a beat since it started on November 4th)...  [Coolstop Daily Pick 11/15/02] 

Judge rules cops' hacker went too far.  A federal judge rules that law enforcement officials went too far when they tried to use evidence gathered by a known hacker to convict someone of possessing child pornography.  [CNET News.com]

Jarrett pleaded guilty. However, his attorneys also argued that the FBI had violated Jarrett's Fourth Amendment rights when they retrieved the information, via the hacker, without a warrant.

The judge agreed with that assertion, ruling that the evidence could not be used in court because the FBI had approved of hacking as a means of obtaining it, a move that violates protections against unreasonable search and seizure.

Interesting when you consider the CSEA that was added to the Homeland Security bill at the last minute. We can't have it both ways, but I, for one, think hacking in any form is a bad thing.  So is eavesdropping on our telephone and computer activity without a proper warrant or court order. 

What in hell is up with the Rolling Stones?  After reporting just a few days ago that the Stones were cracking down on the use of cell phones at their concerts (for fear of piracy, no less), I found this in my aggregator this morning:

'Legal row' over Bill Wyman's name.  A US journalist is reportedly contacted by Bill Wyman's lawyers over use of his name in bylines¸ which also happens to be the same.  [BBC News]

It seems that even though the Stone's guitarist was actually "born William George Perks" and changed his name in 1964, he believes that another person whose name is actually Bill Wyman does not have the right to use the name.  How bizzarre is that?

I love the Rolling Stones' music - always have, but they appear to me, more and more, to be a perfect example of the old guard, the music industry, if you will...

Stop it Stones!  You're giving the rest of us older guys a bad name! 

FTC: "Spam Harvest" Results Reap Help for Consumers Trying To Avoid Spam  [The Old JMason Distillery] 

November 2002

 


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