Editor's Desk Fighting the Trojans
There hasn't been a lot of activity here on the Magic City Morning Star for the past few days. There are a couple of reasons for this actually, one of which will be the subject of this article, but I'll touch upon the other in an editor's note.
Dec 24, 2008 - 12:11:42 PM
Tech Notes Innocent Customers Potentially Dragged Into Legal Battle Over Satellite TV
SAN FRANCISCO, CA -- The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) asked a federal court Friday to reject efforts by Echostar to get the names and addresses of every customer that purchased a free-to-air satellite receiver. Echostar claims that the receiver can be modified to pirate DISH satellite TV programming. EFF argues that Echostar's demand, which seeks all purchasers regardless of whether they actually pirated DISH TV, would violate user privacy and leave innocent purchasers vulnerable to bogus legal threats.
Aug 19, 2008 - 11:08:48 AM
Tech Notes The Katahdin Commons Announces New Resource for the Katahdin Region
KATAHDIN REGION -- The Katahdin Commons, an online discussion forum for and by the people of the Katahdin region of Maine, is announcing the opening of its side product, the Katahdin Regional Wiki, which its founders hope will become a comprehensive resource for the entire Katahdin area, and beyond.
May 23, 2007 - 4:38:31 PM
Tech Notes Identity Fraud Is Dropping According to New Research
SAN FRANCISCO, CA -- With 500,000 fewer victims, total fraud amount down by 12 percent, or $6.4 Billion overall. New account opening fraud down, most account fraud occuring in-person and not online.
Feb 1, 2007 - 7:13:10 PM
Tech Notes Heritage Foundation Launches New Web-Based Tool
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Heritage Foundation launched a new web-based tool today, making social science research on the family and religion just a click away and easily accessible to the non-specialist.
Jun 15, 2006 - 10:04:00 PM
Tech Notes Win for Online Journalists' Source Protection
SAN JOSE, CA -- A California state appeals court ruled in favor of the Electronic Frontier Foundation's (EFF's) petition on behalf of three online journalists Friday, holding that the online journalists have the same right to protect the confidentiality of their sources as offline reporters do.
May 26, 2006 - 8:13:00 PM
Tech Notes Institute Condemns Google's Decision to Self-Censor Google Results in China
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- In a letter to Google, Inc's Chairman and CEO, Dr. Eric Schmidt, Institute on Religion and Public Policy President Joseph K. Grieboski decried the decision of Google, Inc to self- censor its Chinese language website.
Jan 26, 2006 - 9:04:00 PM
Tech Notes Institute Condemns Google's Decision to Self-Censor Google Results in China
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- In a letter to Google, Inc's Chairman and CEO, Dr. Eric Schmidt, Institute on Religion and Public Policy President Joseph K. Grieboski decried the decision of Google, Inc to self- censor its Chinese language website.
Jan 26, 2006 - 8:46:00 PM
Tech Notes Google Resists Government Subpoena, Citing Privacy Concerns
SAN FRANCISCO, CA -- Yesterday, the Justice Department asked a federal court in San Jose, California to force Google to turn over search records for use as evidence in a case where the government is defending the constitutionality of the Child Online Protection Act (COPA). Google has refused to comply with a subpoena for those records, based in part on its concern for its users' privacy.
Jan 19, 2006 - 7:33:00 PM
Tech Notes EFF Defends Right to Read Public Web Pages Without Getting Sued
SAN FRANCISCO, CA -- The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) filed a brief this week in support of one of its previous court opponents, DirecTV, arguing that a federal appeals court should throw out a lawsuit against the company for accessing a public website.
Oct 8, 2005 - 11:39:00 AM
