p2pnet headline roundup, August 15, 2008
McCain Promotes Online Security, Privacy Policies – IDG News Service
Presumptive Republican presidential candidate John McCain, sometimes criticized for admitting to not using the Internet much, flexed his technology credentials while outlining his opinions about online security and privacy on Thursday. While such issues are unlikely to be the ones to sway voters to one candidate or another, they could have an affect on national security and on day-to-day life for many Americans. “Whether it sways votes or not, privacy and security are two critical issues we face,” said Chris Ridder, a residential fellow at Stanford Law school’s center for Internet and society. McCain said that an effective combination of consumer education, technological innovation and increased law enforcement, plus industry self-regulation will support “personal security for Americans in the digital age.” Unless people feel confident that they can use technology safely, the potential economic and societal benefits of technology are at risk, he said in a statement.
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Italy blocks Swedish file-sharing site – Associated Press
An Italian judge has ordered the country’s Internet service providers to block access to The Pirate Bay, a Swedish file-sharing Web site, as part of a probe into copyright law violation, officials said Thursday. Since last week, Italy’s anti-fraud police have been informing providers they must heed the order of a judge in the northern city of Bergamo, police Col. Alessandro Nencini said. Nencini said the judge had granted a request by Italian prosecutors, who have placed four Swedes under investigation for organizing the Web site.
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Judge leaves gag order intact on subway card-hacking students – CNET News
A federal judge on Thursday let stand a temporary restraining order preventing three Massachusetts Institute of Technology students from discussing or disclosing their research into security vulnerabilities in the payment system for the local subway system. In a 45-minute hearing here, U.S. District Judge George O’Toole Jr. also granted a request by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority to obtain documents from the three students and their MIT professor Ron Rivest, a renowned researcher best known as co-inventor of the RSA public key encryption system commonly used in e-commerce systems.
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Google Defamation Suit in India Demonstrates Divide Over Freedom of Speech – Marketing Pilgrim
Generally, the US is one of the most litigious countries in the world–like you needed me to tell you that. However, when it comes to defamation, it’s often a tough argument to win simply because the constitution promises citizens the freedom of speech–you won’t win, simply because you don’t like someone’s published opinion of you. So, it’s interesting to see that Google has been sued by an Indian construction company, trying to get the identity of an anonymous blogger. The defamation lawsuit claims the blogger–known only as “Toxic Writer”–has attacked the company with his “hate campaign.”
AOL phisher gets seven-year sentence – PC World
A West Haven, Conn., man has been sentenced to seven years in prison for masterminding a phishing scheme that targeted AOL users over a four-year period. Michael Dolan, 24, was sentenced Wednesday in Connecticut federal court. The seven-year sentence was the maximum he could have received, said Assistant U.S. District Attorney Edward Chang, via e-mail. Dolan was also sentenced to three years’ supervised release, and a $200 special assessment, he added.
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