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| Opinions Needed
|
| So, I am getting shafted by the Justice Department again...
|
| Here goes: I had a meeting with my probation officer today, and he told me
| that he has to install monitoring software onto my PC. No big deal to me,
| that is part of my sentence. However, their software doesnt support GNU/Linux
| (Which is what I use). So, he told me that if I want to use a computer, I
| would have to use an OS that the software can be installed on. Which
| basically means: MICROSOFT AND MONITORING SOFTWARE or NO COMPUTER. I use
| Ubuntu 7.04 now, and they are trying to force me to switch.
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http://sk0t.com/digg/
Related:
German Supreme Court Deems Police Hacking Illegal
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| Germany's supreme court determined Monday that police may not
| secretly hack into suspects' computers. Some are celebrating
| the decision as a civil rights victory, but the ruling may
| not be the last word on the matter.
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http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,2144,2337932,00.html
Data Protection Commissioner criticizes search of private PCs online
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| "In the case of a search via the Internet a police officer covertly,
| without the person knowing about it, accesses a person's computer."
| During such an operation he or she might copy data and obtain all
| kinds of personal documents; the police officer was acting as a "state
| hacker," so to speak. Mr. Schaar observed. "Such an approach is in
| conflict with the legal obligation to protect the core of
| individuals' privacy," Mr. Schaar stated emphatically.
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http://www.heise.de/english/newsticker/news/82529/from/rss09
United States Government Online Watchdogs? Part of the war on terror?
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| Is there anyone in the abandonia community with a US based connection who is
| experiencing this watchdog behavior? Are any foreign Vista users experiencing
| similar attacks from their own countries ministries and governing agencies?"
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http://www.whitedust.net/news/3984/United_States_Government_Online_Watchdogs?_Part_of_the_war_on_terror?.../
FBI ducks questions about its remotely installed spyware
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| There are plenty of unanswered questions about the FBI spyware that, as we
| reported earlier this week, can be delivered over the Internet and implanted
| in a suspect's computer remotely.
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http://news.com.com/8301-10784_3-9747666-7.html
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