http://techdirt.com/articles/20061004/191552.shtml
Dunn Charged With Felony For Spying On Board Members
from the silicon-valley-scandals dept
While California Attorney General Bill Lockyer has been saying for a few weeks that he had enough evidence to indict HP's former chairwoman Patricia Dunn, some had questioned if he ever would do so. That's settled today as Lockyer filed felony charges against Dunn and four others, including HP's senior lawyer Kevin Hunsaker and some of the investigators who took part in the spying process, pretending to be various reporters and board members in order to obtain their phone records. While Dunn has continually failed to accept responsibility or even recognize that what she did was wrong, it may make some wonder if her role really deserves criminal charges. She did want to plug the leak, and it does seem like she either did not care about the means used or made it clear she didn't want to know. However, criminal charges still seem a bit extreme. She may be guilty of allowing this to happen under her watch, in part due to her own obsession with plugging the leaks, but it's not clear that deserves felony charges directly. It was definitely an ethical lapse, and she probably deserved to lose her job, but the possibility of six years in jail seems like somewhat excessive punishment.
http://news.com.com/AG+files+criminal+charges+against+Dunn%2C+others/2100-1014_3-6122687.html?tag=nl
AG files criminal charges against Dunn, others
California Attorney General Bill Lockyer files criminal charges against HP's chairman and others involved in leak probe.
By Greg Sandoval Staff Writer, CNET News.com Published: October 4, 2006, 10:54 AM PDT Last modified: October 4, 2006, 3:46 PM PDT
... The others charged were Kevin T. Hunsaker, HP's former senior lawyer; Ronald DeLia, a private detective; Joseph DePante, owner of data-brokering company Action Research Group; and Bryan Wagner, a Colorado man believed to have been an employee of Action Research, according to the filing in Santa Clara County Superior Court. (Click here for PDF of filing or here for PDF of supporting documentation.)
This is the AG's video... Mentions that Patricia Dunn has ovarian cancer.
http://news.com.com/1606-2_3-6122854.html?part=rss&tag=6122854&subj=news
Video: California AG: HP 'lost its way'
Bill Lockyer says protecting privacy is crucial
...and now, before the test, a short review. A brief timeline of the HP matter.
http://news.zdnet.com/2100-3513_22-6114259.html
News Focus: HP's leak probe
Special to ZDNet Published on ZDNet News: September 29, 2006, 6:20 AM PT
Just remember that if you don't answer correctly, I'll consider that a disaster...
http://blog.wired.com/biotech/#1568184
Is Euthanasia OK in a Disaster?
Topic: End of Life
Four doctors discuss whether disaster conditions could ever justify euthanasia in a roundtable discussion posted on Medscape Today.
Most of them come down against euthanasia, though they each have unique and compelling reasons. One example:
If we allow exceptions to the prohibition of euthanasia, how should the exceptions be defined and applied? Endless questions would naturally arise, setting the stage for unintended consequences and a dangerous slippery slope. R. Alta Charo, professor of law and bioethics at the University of Wisconsin, speaking of the alleged New Orleans mercy killings, told The New York Times: "But if the killing was intentional, even if it was meant to be merciful, it is something that society draws a 'bright line' against for fear that it will get out of hand."
Via Kevin, M.D.
Somewhat interesting (and long) article
http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article.cfm?articleid=1567
Unwitting Exposure: Does Posting Personal Information Online Mean Giving Up Privacy?
Published: October 04, 2006 in Knowledge@Wharton
... Werbach says privacy is only one way to look at the issue of the amount of information available in cyberspace in what he calls "a world of increasingly universal connectivity." he has written a paper, yet to be published, titled, "Sensors and Sensibilities," in which he examines why the law will gradually evolve to accommodate a radically changed world of not just a burgeoning Internet but of camera-enabled mobile telephones, wireless RFID (radio frequency identification tags) and other sensors that can track individual human activity.
"The reality of today's world is that lots of information is out there, and it gets out there for reasons that often have nothing to do with intentional efforts to convey information about people," Werbach says. He argues in his paper that privacy is not the best lens through which to examine such issues. He says there is a need to rethink entirely what society deems to be norms for behavior. "Privacy is certainly important; there are things that should not be disclosed. But privacy tends to impose a formalistic, hard-edged, legal categorization."
http://www.philly.com/mld/philly/living/columnists/joyce_kasman_valenza/15678750.htm
Posted on Wed, Oct. 04, 2006
Privacy group sues FBI for records of electronic surveillance programs
WASHINGTON (AP) - A privacy-advocacy group is suing the U.S. government for records concerning electronic-surveillance tools such as one that appears to be a successor to the FBI's abandoned Carnivore program.
The Electronic Frontier Foundation said it is suing the Department of Justice because the FBI failed to respond in time to its Freedom of Information Act request for records on the DCS-3000 and Red Hook programs.
DCS-3000 is an interception system that the EFF said apparently evolved out of Carnivore, a system later renamed DCS-1000. The FBI developed Carnivore to read e-mails and other online communications among suspected criminals, terrorists and spies, but privacy groups and lawmakers complained it could collect much more than allowed by a warrant.
A Justice Department Inspector General report in March said the FBI had spent about $10 million on DCS-3000 to intercept communications over emerging digital technologies used by wireless carriers before next year's federal deadline for them to deploy their own wiretap capabilities.
The same report said the FBI spent more than $1.5 million to develop Red Hook, ``a system to collect voice and data calls and then process and display the intercepted information'' before those wiretap capabilities are in place.
http://techdirt.com/articles/20061005/001418.shtml
Diebold's Solution To E-Voting Problems: Beg Poll Workers Not To Touch Touchscreens
from the total-fix,-huh? dept
Remember last week, when Diebold insisted that it would have a total fix in place for the problems they faced in the recent Maryland election? Yeah, well... it appears that isn't going so well. The state ran a daylong test, and found plenty of problems still to overcome -- including the same problems with the e-poll books that caused all sorts of delays during the election. It gets better, too. While Diebold is still working on fixes for the system, they're pushing a workaround for the problem with the e-poll books: attaching mice to the machines and demanding that poll workers ignore the touchscreen and use the mouse instead. Of course, should anyone dare to touch the touchscreen, the devices may malfunction again. Not to worry, says Diebold: "poll workers would be instructed repeatedly not to touch the screens." Of course, during the test itself, those "repeated" instructions didn't stop at least one person from touching the screens and fouling the system up. Beyond the issue of introducing last-minute fixes to a system such as electronic voting machines, without any real chance to understand what other problems those fixes bring up, the idea that the "solution" is to hope that no poll worker actually touches a touchscreen seems pretty ridiculous.
My guess is that this is yet another reason corporations won't rush to Vista...
http://blogs.zdnet.com/Bott/?p=148
Posted by Ed Bott @ 7:49 am October 4, 2006
For Windows Vista, Microsoft is rolling out a new version of its Windows Genuine Advantage anti-piracy program, complete with a new name: the Windows Software Protection Platform. This time, they mean business.
Technically, it's not a kill switch, but it's arguably a near-death experience for your PC.Let's call it WGA Plus, shall we? The Plus means this software, which is baked into Windows Vista, is even more aggressive about detecting and blocking what it considers software that is running with unauthorized license keys or has been tampered with.
... By choosing "Access your computer with reduced functionality," the default Web browser will be started and the user will be presented with an option to purchase a new product key. There is no start menu, no desktop icons, and the desktop background is changed to black. The Web browser will fully function and Internet connectivity will not be blocked. After one hour, the system will log the user out without warning. It will not shut down the machine, and the user can log back in.
Hacker tools: Might not defeat the WSPP described above
http://digg.com/programming/WinZip_Serial_Number_Algorithm_Found_on_NEW_Google_CodeSearch
WinZip Serial Number Algorithm Found on NEW Google CodeSearch!!
ryan_merket submitted by ryan_merket 5 hours 40 minutes ago (via http://www.google.com/codesearch?q=+keygen+name+serial+show:n7lzx83Fh-k:Z1tHhQiuqr0:5FzGruqYsUI&sa=N&cd=21&ct=rc&cs_p=www.cs.mcgill.ca/~cs520/JOOS1.1/joosbench2005-v2.tar.gz&cs_f=joosbench05/01Benchmark/KeyGen.java#a0 )
Just by searching for "keygen", "serial", "name", and some well known cracker groups you can come by the keygen sources (how serial numbers are generated) to some very popular programs. I found WinZip, Photoshop, mIRC, and a few others.
http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/10/04/introducing-slideshare-power-point-youtube/
October 4 2006
Introducing SlideShare: Power Point + YouTube
Michael Arrington
SlideShare is a new service launching this morning that lets users upload PowerPoint or Open Office presentationi files and share them online through a You Tube-like interface.
Make programming easier – plagiarize! (We call it “code sharing”)
http://digg.com/programming/GOOGLE_Debuts_CODE_SEARCH_ENGINE
GOOGLE Debuts * CODE SEARCH ENGINE *
SearchEngines submitted by SearchEngines 8 hours 55 minutes ago (via http://www.google.com/codesearch )
IT JUST WENT LIVE
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