Wednesday, December 15, 2010

Feds Forbidden to Read Your E-Mail Without a Warrant

Appeals court: warrant required before Feds can read e-mail

The government must obtain a valid search warrant before infiltrating your e-mail in a criminal investigation, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled. The appeals court ruled Tuesday on US v. Warshak, noting that email "requires strong protection under the Fourth Amendment," and that law enforcement can't demand for an ISP to give up e-mail with just a court order.

Walgreen, McDonald's Say E-Mail Databases Breached

In a bad day for security breaches, Walgreen, McDonald's and Twitter reported incidents. McDonald's says a subcontractor improperly handled customer data, while Twitter said hackers broke into user accounts and sent spam promoting acai berry drinks. Walgreen said hackers sent spam directing customers to enter personal data into outside sites.

WikiLeaks' Assange granted bail in London

In a media-mobbed hearing today, a U.K. judge decided to release Assange on bail of 200,000 pounds, or about $317,000, on the condition that he surrender his passport, wear an electronic tracker, provide a U.K. address, and report to police daily. Article includes more updates on the entire Wikileaks situation.

Microsoft Word - Create email holiday cards in Word

Maybe you've decided to send your cards by email this year--whether for financial or environmental reasons. (Think trips to get stamps, to get cards, to mail cards--when you'd rather spend the time writing the cards, connecting with friends and far-away family members.)

Get iCare Data Recovery software free

From now until December 25, iCare Data Recovery 4.0 is available absolutely free. Regular price: $69.95. To get it, follow the "Steps to get registered iCare for free" instructions, making sure to run the program as an administrator and then pasting in the provided code. (FYI, you must activate it before the 25th.)

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