By Allan Lengel For AOL News WASHINGTON — A Justice Department document asks the simple question: Why Go Undercover on Facebook, MySpace, etc.? Then it goes on to explain: “Communicate with suspects/targets” … “gain access to non-public info” … “map social relationships/networks.” The document, part of a Justice Department PowerPoint presentation, shows how some federal…
By Allan Lengel For AOL News WASHINGTON — A Justice Department document asks the simple question: Why Go Undercover on Facebook, MySpace, etc.? Then it goes on to explain: “Communicate with suspects/targets” … “gain access to non-public info” … “map social relationships/networks.” The document, part of a Justice Department PowerPoint presentation, demonstrates how some federal…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com It looks like cyber-bully mom Lori Drew has a lot to be thankful for this Thanksgiving. The Los Angeles U.S. Attorney’s Office has filed notice in court that it does not plan to pursue an appeal in her case. She was charged with computer fraud and Abuse Act after she created…
The judge decided the conviction could not stand. Yes, what she did was profoundly stupid and inexcusable, but criminal? The Justice Department thought so. But apparently the judge did not. The law for the Internet remains unclear after all this time. By Alexendra Zavis Los Angles Times LOS ANGELES — A federal judge tentatively decided…
Bank Robber Discovers It’s Not A Good Idea To Blog Everything You Do By Brian Schott ticklethewire.com A man who robbed a South Carolina bank and then blogged about it on MySpace pleaded guilty Thursday to the crime in a South Carolina federal court. On Jan. 20, Joseph Wade Northington, 27, of Roanoke, Va., robbed…
This latest glitch only clouds the boundaries in the area of Internet law. Should we look at this as a setback for prosecutors or an opportunity for a judge to provide clarity for prosecutors in the future? By Victoria Kim Los Angeles Times LOS ANGELES — When federal prosecutors in Los Angeles indicted a Missouri…
