Racist anti-Obama Facebook post gets woman fired
Being a racist is stupid. Human, but stupid. Being a racist AND posting online…that’s just dumb. Racist + online postings + assassination threats against a US president? That’s the holy […]
What can we learn about ECPA and Patriot Act from the Petraeus affair
Your email has LESS protections than postal mails, or even postcards. Cops can search your emails without notifying you. The feds have a large body of tools, and legal maneuvers […]
Automatic Facebook couple pages – uncomfortable data mining
While nothing Facebook is doing in this case is illegal, it IS unsettling. Showing relationships between existing data is technically neat, but socially gawky. What next? Automatic family pages? Automatic […]
Saudi Arabia implements electronic surveillance on women
Whenever a woman crosses the borders, her male guardian (father, husband or son) is automatically texted. Saudi camels have more freedom of movement and more civil rights…just so you […]
Tweet North Korean propoganda in South Korea, go to jail
Freedom of speech is not a universal right…and comedy is highly cultural. In South Korea, any communiques that praise or celebrate NK are illegal. Remember this BEFORE you travel […]
New York City Police Amassing a Trove of Cellphone Logs – NYTimes.com
Extra-judicial 1st, 4th & 5th amendment violations…all in the name of “security”. From Nov 27, 2012 NY Times: When a cellphone is reported stolen in New York, the Police Department […]
Christopher Castillo Arrested After Threatening To Kill Obama On Facebook
Ahh…stupid, bigoted idiots…please keep on posting, so the cops & feds can properly introduce you to the US penal system. A Florida man was arrested this November after posting […]
FBI Arrest 4 Men After Learning Their Terrorist Plans on Facebook
Hurray for stupid criminals… Request to terrorists, rapists, murderers, thieves – PLEASE post your thoughts & pictures on facebook… Four Los Angeles area men learned the hard way that if […]
Facebook video leads to arrest of two teens
Every picture & video carries location data. Post cell-phone pics and videos at your own risk. Madison police say two young teens have been arrested after video of their […]
Another Facebook arrest and death carried out in Iran
Somedays, 1984 reads like a happy comedy. Real life exceeds Room 101. Sattar Beheshti, a blogger, was arrested on October 30 for anti-government views expressed on his personal blog and […]
