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MickC @ August 7, 2008 # No Comment Yet
A number of years ago, my sister was almost arrested by the police in Odessa, Texas. It wasn’t because of anything she had done, but because she happened to have the same name and also happened to be exactly one year older than another person who did have outstanding arrest warrants.
KXAN is reporting about [...]
MickC @ July 11, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Threat Level post:
A central element to the agreement is a provision giving affected customers a one-year subscription to spam-blocking software. The Trend Micro Internet Security Pro retails for about $70. TD Ameritrade said it struck a deal with Trend Micro to service the settlement agreement for about $6 million, the parties told Walker in court [...]
MickC @ July 2, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Infoworld Wants My Data
It seems a bit strange to me, but upon visiting Infoworld’s website I’m confronted by this browser security popup telling me Infoworld would like to be able to “read private data from any site or window”.
What makes them think they need this information?
MickC @ July 2, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Utah’s state sex-offender registry appears to be getting an upgrade:
A new state law, which took effect Tuesday House Bill 34, requires Utah’s nearly 7,000 registered sex offenders to turn over certain Internet information, including screen names and passwords to social networking sites, such as Facebook and MySpace.
Passwords, too? While I can sympathize with efforts [...]
MickC @ July 1, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Ken Magill has a new article with quotes from the ESPC’s Trevor Hughes including this gem:
The FTC’s opt out clarification “complicates things in that it demands simplicity when simplicity may not be the status quo,” said Hughes.
The FTC is demanding simplicity? Well, DUH! CAN-SPAM is a law that is supposed to protect consumers [...]
MickC @ June 6, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Just do what this guy did and circulate a copy of someone’s check (for her “right arm and no dollars” no less) without removing the banking information.
MickC @ June 3, 2008 # 2 Comments
On a mailing list I’m on there is currently a long, drawn out discussion regarding suppression lists. One of the interesting points that has come up has come from a privacy angle.
What if someone wants you to completely remove their data from your possession? By that, I mean that they request that you [...]
MickC @ June 2, 2008 # No Comment Yet
The Illinois General Assembly is working on HB4198. It’s an update to their anti-harassment law to cover:
harassment through electronic communications including electronically communicating directly with another person with the intent to knowingly intimidate or cause emotional distress to another person or with the intent that physical harm would result from the communication
I wonder if [...]
MickC @ May 29, 2008 # One Comment
There are news reports of tough anti-spam legislation coming out of Israel:
The bills passed yesterday allows persons to sue advertisers for compensation without the burden of proof of harm, for any spam sent without prior consent in writing. Violation of the law is now a criminal offense carrying a fine of up to NIS 202,000, [...]
MickC @ November 1, 2007 # No Comment Yet
If you’re the owner(s) of Usenet.com, you must really feel in a pickle.
One the one hand, you might feel really good. This month, Sierra Corporate Design, Inc., managed to take to trial a lawsuit against David Ritz alleging that the use of DNS is illegal in the state of North Dakota. It’s been [...]
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