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- U.S. Justice Department to be sued
- U.S. Justice Department to be suedWell now,we certainly don't need to track the ACLU now do we? We already know they're everywhere, all the time.RE: U.S. Justice Department to be suedI feel there is a need for finding someone when there lost or hurt. I am writing that they...
- Tags: U.S. Department of Justice
- Discussion threads 2008-07-08
- U.S. Justice Department to be sued
- From Slashdot: tpaudio writes "The ACLU and the EFF are suing the Department of Justice over how the government might be using GPS and location data from cell phones. With over 200 million Americans carrying cell phones, this could be pretty important for setting guidelines. We have already seen...
- Tags: Phone, American Civil Liberties Union, Cell Phone, U.S. Department Of Justice, Government, Cellular Phones, Telecom & Utilities, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Nathan McFeters
- Blog posts 2008-07-07
- Torrent admin is 'felony infringer'
- There are copyright infringers -- and then there are felony copyright infringers. That's a really bad copyright infringer. That's Daniel Dove, 26, the administrator of a group of "uploaders" at EliteTorrents.org a page which shows up as merely parked at GoDaddy, reports IDG. He was convicted of...
- Tags: Administrator, U.S. Department Of Justice, Internet, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2008-07-02
- Justice comes out against Jammie Thomas
- Justice comes out against Jammie ThomasI could be sarcastic and cynical......but instead I'll merely wonder why the DOJ feels compelled to intervene.A great need to punish Thomas harshly.Especially since she represents all that conservative godf******s loathe:Single mother two kidsMinority Native AmericanPoor (can't afford the good legal defenders)More informed about the...
- Tags: Digital media, Jammie Thomas, U.S. Department of Justice
- Discussion threads 2007-12-05
- Targeted e-mail attacks spoof DOJ, business group
- Targeted e-mail attacks spoof DOJ, business groupBank Account Scam tooRegions Bank had it's web site spoofed and phone calls to a large number of potential customers called to log in to spoof site an furnish account information. Some how some one added a prefix to call saying "This is a...
- Tags: Regions Bank, e-mail attack, business group, U.S. Department of Justice, e-mail
- Discussion threads 2007-11-21
- Poll: Is Microsoft still dangerous?
- Poll: Is Microsoft still dangerous?Love those pollsOne result gets 100%, another gets 50%The question is......if MS were to triple the OEM price of Windows to vendors who sold systems preloaded with rival systems or who merely promoted or contributed to such systems, would any of them tell MS where to...
- Tags: Government, Microsoft Windows, Vertical industries, Mainframes, Microsoft Corp., U.S. Department of Justice
- Discussion threads 2007-10-25
- Poll: Is Microsoft still dangerous?
- The sanctions imposed on Microsoft as part of its settlement with the DOJ and the States (and subsequently ratified by Judge Kollar-Kotelly) are set to expire in November. This has led to a difference of opinion between America's Department of Justice, the federal agency tasked with enforcing American laws at...
- Tags: Sanction, Web, Antitrust, Microsoft Corp., U.S. Department Of Justice, Standards, Corporate Law, Quality, Linux, Channel Management, Web Browsers, Business Operations, Operating Systems, Software, Marketing, Internet, John Carroll
- Blog posts 2007-10-25
- Who will trust Microsoft HealthVault?
- Who will trust Microsoft HealthVault?Distrust from PFIRLauren Weinstein of People For Internet Responsibility has published his negative take on Microsoft HealthVault and its implicatoins at http://lauren.vortex.com/archive/000306.html[b] Not So Open Standard [/b]Forget the fact that Microsoft has trust & security issues, a brief review of the SDK (http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/healthvault/bb802509.aspx)shows that even if...
- Tags: Corporate law, SECURITY, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft HealthVault, U.S. Department of Justice, eHR
- Discussion threads 2007-10-04
- EFF sues DOJ for lobbying data
- EFF sues DOJ for lobbying dataResponse should be interestingAfter all, usually the last thing that either lobbyists or the lobbied want is for the details of the lobbying to be public knowledge. The major difference between old-fashioned petitioning and modern lobbying is that petitions are circulated and submitted in...
- Tags: Electronic Frontier Foundation, U.S. Department of Justice
- Discussion threads 2007-10-01
- EFF sues DOJ for lobbying data
- The Electronic Frontier Foundation has filed a Freedom of Information Lawsuit against the Department of Justice to obtain records on telecom lobbying efforts, Ars Technica reports. EFF is seeking documentation of lobbying around amendments to the FISA law and the granting of immunity for surveillance activities. What connections and...
- Tags: Ars Technica, Electronic Frontier Foundation, Telecommunications Company, Government, U.S. Department Of Justice, Bush Administration, Telephony, Telecom & Utilities, Telecommunications, Networking, ZDNet Government
- Blog posts 2007-09-28
- FBI further abused security letters by requesting 'communities of interest'
- The Electronic Frontier Foundation reveals that FBI abuses of "exigent circumstances" letters not only illegally sought information on individual customers but also were used to obtain information on people they frequently called. A Freedom of Information Act request from EFF uncovered the new revelations, staff lawyer Kurt Opsahl...
- Tags: Security, Electronic Frontier Foundation, FBI, Letter, U.S. Department Of Justice, Electronic Communications Privacy Act, ZDNet Government
- Blog posts 2007-09-13
- DOJ: No to net neutrality
- DOJ: No to net neutralityHa Ha - a Joke right. Let me check is it April 1st?The DOJ is part of the lame duck executive branch of government. It is also part of what is being called the 4th branch of government - IE administration. Yesterday the 4th branch as...
- Tags: Government, U.S. Department of Justice, Net Neutrality
- Discussion threads 2007-09-07
- DOJ: No to net neutrality
- The Justice Department gave its stamp of approval to doing away with Net Neutrality Thursday. In response to an inquiry from the FCC, the Department cautioned against regulations that would "shift the entire burden of implementing costly network expansions and improvements onto consumers," TechNewsWorld reports. In other words? ISPs...
- Tags: Internet, Antitrust, Regulation, Net Neutrality, U.S. Department Of Justice, ZDNet Government
- Blog posts 2007-09-07
- Outrage: U.S. "Justice" Dept says OK for ISPs to assess surcharges for priority traffic
- The same Justice Department that's been headed by U.S. Attorney-firing, Alberto "I don't recall" Gonzales has just expressed its wishes that ISP's should be able to charge fees for priority Internet traffic. DOJ told the Federal Communications Commission today that it is opposed to Net neutrality principles...
- Tags: Internet, Net Neutrality, U.S. Department Of Justice, Washington Post Co., Russell Shaw
- Blog posts 2007-09-07
- DOJ comments on Net neutrality; Histrionics ensue
- The Department of Justice comments on potential Net neutrality regulations, indicates that broadband Internet providers can charge for premium services and the usual Armageddon chorus emerges. After all, it's just wrong to charge for faster speeds when you have spent billions to build a network. Russell...
- Tags: FCC, Google Inc., Internet, Antitrust, Regulation, Net Neutrality, U.S. Department Of Justice, Department, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2007-09-07
- Your thoughts on net neutrality
- The Department of Justice has indicated that broadband providers are entitled to charge a premium price for a premium service. Here's the DOJs key point from the filing: The Department submits, however, that free market competition, unfettered by unnecessary governmental regulatory restraints, is the best way...
- Tags: Net Neutrality, U.S. Department Of Justice, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2007-09-07
- DOJ comments on Net neutrality; Histrionics ensue
- DOJ comments on Net neutrality; Histrionics ensueOMG!!!The government issued an intelligent statement!RE: DOJ comments on Net neutrality; Histrionics ensue"After all, it's just wrong to charge for faster speeds when you have spent billions to build a network."Said by someone that dosnt understand it at all.They *already* charge for faster speeds.Its...
- Tags: Internet service providers (ISPs), Network technology, Broadband Internet, Verizon Communications Inc., Histrionics, U.S. Department of Justice, Net Neutrality, Internet Service Provider, bandwidth, network, profit motive
- Discussion threads 2007-09-07
- Justice Department, states differ on Microsoft settlement
- Justice Department, states differ on Microsoft settlementExtension of Penalties is UnavoidableThe idea that all of attorney general Gonzales' problems and his recent resignation are related to getting Slade Gorton, long time Microsoft supporter, into the Attorney Generals office where he can further Brad Chase's goal of further corruption of the...
- Tags: IT Still, Microsoft Corp., U.S. Department of Justice
- Discussion threads 2007-08-31
- DOJ wants to pay companies to retain data for two years
- In order to gain access to data on terrorists, the FBI is asking Congress to require telecommunications companies to keep data records for up two years, reports the Washington Post.The FBI would still need to present a subpoena or an administrative warrant, known as a national security letter, to obtain...
- Tags: Privacy, Justice
- Blog posts 2007-07-26
- EU court to rule on Microsoft on Sept. 17
- EU court to rule on Microsoft on Sept. 17EU court to rule on Microsoft on Sept. 17They better rule that Microsoft did not in fact break any EU antitrust regulations. We can't help it if Microsoft is ingenious when it comes to running a successful business. The...
- Tags: Benefits, U.S. Department of Justice, MSFT, Microsoft Corp., Scot Finnie
- Discussion threads 2007-07-17
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