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Twitter tweets its own death warrant
Blog Could Twitter have tweeted its own death warrant? Much has been made of Twitter's recent outages. But with today the worst day so far, Twitter could be about to find its previously loyal fanbase all disappear.
[July 24, 2008, 16:43]
US court allows work PC to be seized without warrant
News US police do not need a search warrant to examine an employee's computer for incriminating files, a Washington state appeals court has ruled. When police showed up with some questions, the not-for-profit group permitted that computer to be seized...
[January 6, 2005, 14:25]
Twitter tweets its own death warrant
Blog Comment Great comments Paul. I was a cynic before I started about 6 weeks ago and took some joy at reading that the hard core of users amounted to few more than 300,000. I think that has grown a lot recently and that is when the issues started.
[July 24, 2008, 17:41]
Twitter tweets its own death warrant
Blog Comment This may have been the "jump the shark" moment for Twitter given the outages and the general lack of apparent concern for their assets a.k.a. Twitterers or.whatever. They are piling up one problem after another.
[July 25, 2008, 10:09]
Security vendors: We would block police hacking
News Two security vendors have said they would block police attempts to hack into systems without a warrant. UK police already have the power to hack into suspect systems without a warrant, due to an amendment to the Computer Misuse Act, which came into...
[January 8, 2009, 16:12]
BT hoovers up broadband punters with 'free' flights
Talkback Hoover Royal Warrant removal. A request to Her Majesty The Queen on the removal of Hoover's Royal Warrant. Following the recent BBC Documentary on the Hoover Flight Fiasco.
[June 18, 2004, 9:15]
BT hoovers up broadband punters with 'free' flights
Talkback Candy & The Hoover Royal Warrant? Since Candy purchased Hoover from USA owners Maytag, why did the Royal Warrant get passed on. Why should they be entitled to the Royal Warrant? Clearley Hoover did not behave in a way that they should hold on to...
[June 26, 2004, 14:33]
Police to trial integrated authentication
News West Midlands Police is to trial an identity authentication system that will allow both physical and digital access to police systems, with the projected replacement of warrant cards with chip-and-pin smart-cards.
[September 25, 2006, 9:35]
Big Brother in the black box Pt II
News Russian critics claim that with Sorm, the FSB effectively has the power to tap into Internet traffic at any time without a warrant. And privacy experts in Britain argue that a deliberate loophole in the legislation means authorities will still be...
[July 13, 2000, 9:58]
Wednesday
Blog A provision of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act comes into force in twenty days' time, requiring larger ISPs to have the ability to forward your data to the police -- or whoever has the appropriate warrant.
[July 15, 2002, 16:41]
Web site sting smashes child porn ring
News Italian authorities have also issued an international arrest warrant for the suspected Russian ringleader, allegedly responsible for kidnapping and child prostitution. Other suspects, including some in Britain, could face an international arrest...
[October 30, 2000, 10:18]
Outrage at government 'tagging' of citizens
News New legislation under the Regulation of Investigatory Powers (RIP) Act will negate the need for a warrant issued by the Home Secretary to intercept and read electronic communications. As of 5 October, when the Act becomes law, the Home Secretary...
[August 1, 2000, 12:10]
U.S. Clamps Down On Laptop Snoops
Blog Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials to demonstrate reasonable suspicion - and to obtain a warrant - before seizing a laptop or other electronic device and randomly copying the data it contains.
[September 30, 2008, 11:46]
Brit faces US extradition for hacking
News McKinnon, known as 'Solo' in the hacking world, is appearing in custody today at Bow Street Magistrates Court on an extradition warrant, on behalf of the US government. The warrant says he gained illegal access and made unauthorised modifications...
[June 8, 2005, 15:25]
Privacy Abuse by Technology
Blog Without knowing what data is being transmitted up and down the ISP connection, the RIAA, or the Motion Picture Academy or any other corporate entity will not be able to get a search warrant in the first place.
[December 30, 2008, 8:34]
'Deceptive Duo' suspects hit in FBI raid
News An FBI representative in San Francisco confirmed that the bureau had issued a search warrant on Monday. Separately, the Contra Costa county district attorney's office confirmed that agents acting on a warrant issued in the Deceptive Duo case...
[May 16, 2002, 9:11]
US VoIP wiretapping legality hazy, says EFF
Blog CALEA wiretapping is based on the idea that you get lawful authorization, for example a interception order or warrant. Second, the foreign VoIP carrier might be outside the US, which poses problems for the warrant procedure.
[August 5, 2009, 13:13]
EC gives 'police remote search' answers
Blog Would police need a warrant, and how exactly would this proposal pass into law? Will the police need a warrant to perform a remote search? After chasing the European Commission for over a week about what exactly it meant by police being able to...
[December 8, 2008, 16:37]
FBI nabs Russian expert at DefCon
News According to Borst, the warrant for Sklyarov's arrest was issued in the Northern District of California. Adobe has filed a lawsuit against the company and, according to the Elcom site, its complaints are the source of the warrant behind Sklyarov's...
[July 18, 2001, 9:41]
UK suspects arrested in Internet paedophile crackdown
News We have been looking at our target for a few months -- we executed a search warrant on his house at 6am, and have recovered a computer, floppies and CDs," he said. No information is currently available on arrests that may have taken place, but...
[November 28, 2001, 11:31]
