Torex Whistleblower Breaks Cover
News The identity of the whistleblower who contacted the Serious Fraud Office over the accounts of software company Torex Retail has been revealed. Neil Mitchell, the UK software firm's suspended chief executive, issued a statement claiming that he was...
[February 2, 2007, 15:36]
Nasa Hacker: Whistleblower Or Menace?
Talkback if you would like to support Gary you can sign a pledge here http://www.freegary.org.uk/ I've met him, he's more of a bumbler than evil menace and really doesnt deserve the over the top fate the US have planned for him
[May 16, 2006, 10:37]
Nasa Hacker: Whistleblower Or Menace?
Talkback Whether Mr. Mckinnon should or should not be extradited is upto the legal system and as I'm not a lawyer, i couldn't possibly comment on whether he should be sent to the US. What does concern me is the apparent ease of being able to access the US...
[May 15, 2006, 18:50]
Nasa Hacker: Whistleblower Or Menace?
Talkback I think its just the Egoistic Americans who just cannot believe that after all their millions and millions spend on their research-someone hacked into their top defence sites-it just shows how thick headed they are really !
[May 15, 2006, 14:21]
Nasa Hacker: Whistleblower Or Menace?
Talkback In short: symptom fighting. The real causes are ignored. Namely that sticking your head in the sand won't make problems go away (they only appear to or are replaced by more immidiate problems) and that carrying water to the sea is a tremendous and...
[May 12, 2006, 21:07]
Nasa Hacker: Whistleblower Or Menace?
News As Britain's Gary McKinnon waits to see if Home Secretary John Reid will grant the US's request for his extradition over cybercrime charges, he may have time to read what people think of his case. If he does, the "NASA hacker" will find a wide...
[May 12, 2006, 12:35]
Death Of Abbey 'whistleblower' Investigated
News An inquest is to be held into the apparent suicide of an Abbey IT worker who was being questioned over the leaking of a dossier alleging dodgy dealings in the awarding of IT contracts at the bank. Richard Chang died after falling from the fifth...
[October 21, 2004, 13:40]
Software Piracy Whistleblowing Becomes More Lucrative
Talkback Comment such as 'exasperation, perfectionist, pernickety approach to licensing' - with no distinction being made between major operational suites licensing being challenged with minor utility stuff being ignored as 'real life', make it too easy...
[May 6, 2006, 22:37]
Jack Straw Wins Coveted Menace Award
News At the Big Brother Awards, an annual ceremony to name and shame the country's worst privacy offenders, held in London Monday, ex-MI5 agent and government whistleblower David Shayler presented Straw's prize.
[December 5, 2000, 11:53]
Apple Wins Victory Against Fan Site
News Unlike the whistleblower who discloses a health, safety or welfare hazard affecting all, or the government employee who reveals mismanagement or worse by our public officials, [the enthusiast sites] are doing nothing more than feeding the public's...
[March 14, 2005, 8:10]
Wikileaks Taken Offline
Blog The bank alleges the documents were disclosed to Wikileaks by offshore banking whistleblower and former Vice President for its Cayman Island's operation, Rudolf Elmer. On Monday, the main site of Wikileaks was ordered to be taken offline by a...
[February 18, 2008, 17:06]
Oracle Settles False Pricing Suit
News This case originated as part of a whistleblower action brought under the Federal Claims Act. Oracle has agreed to pay the US Government $98.5m to settle charges that PeopleSoft provided false pricing information to obtain a federal contract.
[October 11, 2006, 8:55]
Leaked Homeland Security Doc Warns Of Data Threats
News The document, entitled Foreign Travel Threat Assessment: Electronic Communications Vulnerabilities was posted to the whistleblower website WikiLeaks on Friday. A document emphasising mobile-data security threats has appeared online after being...
[September 15, 2008, 17:47]
