p2pnet headline roundup – August 12, 2008
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Online ticketing blunder puts thousands at risk – ABC news
Privacy groups say thousands of people could be targeted by online fraudsters because of a mistake by an online ticketing agency. Ticketek inadvertently sent an advertising email to its customers which contained thousands of other private email addresses. It was supposed to be an email promoting an upcoming tour by American band The Dandy Warhols.
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Calif. lawmakers consider ‘cyber bully’ penalties – San Francisco Chronicle
Bullies who use text messages or the Internet to pick on their fellow students can be suspended or expelled under a bill that is close to passing the state Legislature. The measure by Assemblyman Ted Lieu, a Democrat from Torrance, passed the Senate Monday on a 21-11 vote. It goes back to the Assembly for consideration of Senate amendments and will be sent to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger if passed.
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‘Tropic Thunder’ angers mental disability groups – New York Daily News
Tropic Thunder” is stirring up plenty of stormy weather among groups representing the mentally disabled. The new comedy, which stars Hollywood heavyweights Ben Stiller, Jack Black and Robert Downey, Jr., has caused protests and outrage over its liberal use of a derogatory term used to describe those with mental disabilities. Dozens of groups, including the Special Olympics and the American Association of People with Disabilities, protested the film’s premiere on Monday at the Mann’s Bruin Theatre in Los Angeles.
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Gartner issues caveats over enterprise iPhone use – silicon.com
However, interested parties should approach adoption slowly, with Gartner warning that there are various “inconveniences” to consider, such as the iPhone’s relatively poor battery performance, and the thorny issue of dealing with iTunes in the enterprise.
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Dell’s comeback machine – Fortune
The redesigned Dell Latitude line will offer colors, a Linux mode, and other un-Dell touches. I’m at Dell’s design headquarters near Round Rock, Texas, getting a first glimpse of the company’s colorful new line of business laptops that go on sale Tuesday, and I mention that the pink looks a lot better in person than online. A Dell executive is quick to tell me why. What I’ve seen on the website, he says, is consumer pink. “This is business pink.”
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August 12th, 2008 at 3:21 pm
Regarding “‘Tropic Thunder’ angers mental disability groups”, many “retards” are in the governments of the world.