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Beyond a shadow of a pornographic doubt, don't rush to judgment: Have you seen this man? Known only as "Vico," Interpol is apparently looking for him. According to the Register: Interpol says he appears in about 200 photographs of child abuse taken in Vietnam and Cambodia. His face had been "swirled" in the...; Tags: Declan McCullagh, Web, Interpol, Termination, PC, Story, Computer, No., Productivity, Workforce Management, Web Site Development, Human Resources, Internet, David Berlind; Blog posts 2007-10-08
Bush Administration tells Internet advocates to vote Democratic: Sometimes the truth is partisan. This is one of those times. If you want an open Internet, one where you're not being blackmailed by phone monopolists at every turn, whether you're trying to download or upload, then you better vote Democratic next year. And...; Tags: Declan McCullagh, Internet, Bush Administration, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2007-09-07
Oh car driver, where art thou? (actually Big Brother knows): In a commentary about the potential mandating of Global Positioning System (GPS) tracking devices in cars, News.com's Declan McCullagh must have been gnashing his teeth when he wrote: Trust federal bureaucrats to take a good idea and transform it into a frightening proposal to track Americans wherever they drive....The...; Tags: GPS, Declan McCullagh; Blog posts 2005-12-06
Does Gmail breach wiretap laws?: Does Gmail breach wiretap laws?Guess who Stewart Baker is?Stewart A. Baker was the National Security Agency's top lawyer from 1992-1994, where he promoted the key escrow system for the Clipper chip. EPIC, on the other hand, was a key opponent of the Clipper chip. It's curious that Declan McCullagh quotes...; Tags: E-mail providers, privacy group, Now Let, e-mail, Google Gmail, Stewart Baker, Declan McCullagh; Discussion threads 2004-05-04

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News to know: Ubuntu; Firefox 3; RIM; CTIA: Notable headlines: Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Is Ubuntu becoming the generic Linux distro? Paula Rooney: Firefox 3 Beta 5 released, RC1 Freezes April 8 Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Firefox 3.0 Beta 5 - Fastest browser yet! Release notes Larry...; Tags: Ubuntu, Research In Motion Ltd., Mozilla Firefox, Mobile, Network, SAP AG, CTIA, Data Centers, Cellular Phones, Advertising & Promotion, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Marketing, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-04-03
Comcast promises protocol-agnostic throttling: News.com's Declan McCullagh has an interview with Joe Waz, Comcast's SVP for external affairs (head PR honcho), about the surprising news that the cable company is talking to BitTorrent about ways to work together to fix the problem of P2P apps sucking up everyone's bandwidth. (Photo by Declan) The...; Tags: Bandwidth, BitTorrent, Network, Comcast Corp., Internet, Productivity, Cable, Networking, Broadband Internet, Telecommunications, Personal Technology, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2008-03-27
Declan on Wikileaks: The news today is that several free speech advocates are stepping into the fray over Wikileaks. See Declan McCullagh's coverage. I love his syllogism: [Shutting down Wikileaks is] like Apple not liking CNET News.com's scoop a few years ago (which it was) about the switch to Intel...; Tags: Internet, Domain Names, Litigation, Blogging, Semiconductors, Processors, Business Operations, Hardware, Components, Richard Stiennon; Blog posts 2008-02-27
(Images: How to bypass FileVault, BitLocker security): (Images: How to bypass FileVault, BitLocker security)Supercooled memory?Obviously, that method is for people DESPARATE to steal someone's data and will not be attempted by the average crook.However, wouldn't all this be rendered moot if Apple cleared the memory at reboot?A few things to noteInteresting read, but I'm not totally convinced...; Tags: Hacking, PRODUCTIVITY, SECURITY, FileVault, BitLocker security; Discussion threads 2008-02-21
Who is the open source candidate?: A blog called Vanduska made the argument yesterday that Barack Obama is the candidate for open source. (To the right, the candidate and his mother circa 1964.) Vanduska recalls Obama's Google interview, where the gentleman from Illinois supported all the open source buzzwords -- network neutrality, Internet freedom,...; Tags: Valley, Open Source, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-02-08
Gates misses the point on 'creative capitalism': Gates misses the point on 'creative capitalism'It is not quite so black and whiteI believe in Capitalism, but it is in the interest of companies not to abuse their employees, and to try and provide a good environment for them. This does not mean providing foreign aid, but just...; Tags: U.S. Department of Defense, NASA, capitalism, creative capitalism, Charity Comes; Discussion threads 2008-01-25
Realistically deploying Edubuntu: I'm on an Edubuntu users mailing list where, more often than not, veteran users can answer questions for new users. I usually give it a quick skim for any new features or fixes and then leave it to accumulate like so many other pieces of information in my Gmail...; Tags: Thin Client, Video Editing, Server, Video, RAM, Thin Clients, Corporate Communications, Hardware, Marketing, Christopher Dawson; Blog posts 2008-01-10
Reader question: Edubuntu on the Eee?: Reader question: Edubuntu on the Eee?Before you go pulling your hair out......try the latest NX Thin Client 3. There is no better Linux Thin Client out there--the best.I've been using it for about three years now to reach my home gateway system.Often I am in a rural area where...; Tags: Thin clients, Network technology, Broadband Internet, Desktops, Edubuntu, thin client, Eee, Edubuntu 7.10; Discussion threads 2008-01-07
Conflict of interest in FTC's DoubleClick hearing?: Privacy groups are trying to get FTC chairwoman Deborah Platt Majoras, a Republican, to recuse herself from consideration of the Google-DoubleClick deal. It seems that DoubleClick has tapped the DC law firm of Jones Day to represent it before the FCC and Majoras' husband is an equity investor in Jones...; Tags: Jones Day, Transaction, DoubleClick Inc., FTC, Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Law, Investment, Financial Services, Finance, Business Operations, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2007-12-13
Bill makes home WiFi users track child porn: Wednesday, House Democrats rushed an absurd piece of legislation to the floor where it passed almost unanimously. Congress critters are suddenly up in arms about Wi-Fi connections being used to transmit child pornography. The new bill requires anyone providing a Wi-Fi network (that includes individuals) to report illegal (kiddy...; Tags: Electronic Communication, Child Pornography, Online Communications, Wireless LANs, Internet, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Wi-Fi, Wireless, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2007-12-06
We need to calm down over the SAFE act: Updated 12/8/2007 - Slashdot had this eye-popping headliner "House Bill Could Criminalize Free Wi-Fi Operators" which linked to Declan McCullagh's story "House vote on illegal images sweeps in Wi-Fi, Web sites". The bill in question H.R.876 would enact huge fines for any wired or wireless ISP including home users with...; Tags: Bill, Child Pornography, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Internet, George Ou; Blog posts 2007-12-06
Judge slams FBI fishing expedition at Amazon: How would you feel if you bought a book through Amazon and then found out your book purchasing records had been turned over to the FBI? Would it make you think twice about shopping at Amazon in the future? Amazon think so, and it turns out, so does a federal...; Tags: Subpoena, FBI, Customer, Amazon.com Inc., Book Buyer, Government, Federal Government, Vertical Industries, Enterprise Software, Software, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2007-11-28
Yahoo takes a drubbing in Congress: Jerry Yang offered this promise after an all-morning grilling in Congress, as blogged by Declan McCullagh: "We will take more responsibility both morally and ethically." Yang and Yahoo's top lawyer, Michael Callahan, were summoned to Washington Tuesday by...; Tags: Yahoo! Inc., U.S. Congress, Government, Vertical Industries, Enterprise Software, Software, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2007-11-06
How The RIAA and deep-pocketed Big Music got their way with a young, single mother of two: My colleague Declan McCullagh offers a list of causes why that jury in Duluth, Minnesota assessed a $222,000 fine against Jammie Thomas for copyright infringement on 24 illegally downloaded tracks. He argues that: The RIAA was able to match a...; Tags: RIAA, Music, Litigation, E-mail, Team Management, Leadership, Business Operations, Online Communications, Management, Russell Shaw; Blog posts 2007-10-05
RIAA's so-called victory a double edged sword: The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) won a legal battle as a Minnesota jury found a woman liable for downloading music. The penalty: $220,000 in damages for downloading 24 songs illegally. The New York Times calls the RIAA decision "a crucial legal victory for record labels and...; Tags: Settlement, RIAA, New York Times Co., Music Piracy, TV Industry, Digital Media, Strategy, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Management, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2007-10-05