Thousands of Sex Offenders Booted from Facebook, MySpace
wired.com — New York State attorney general Andrew Cuomo backed the e-STOP law under which sex offenders' social networking accounts were terminated.Facebook and MySpace has terminated the accounts of 3,533 convicted sex offenders in the state of New York after they submitted their account information to the state as required by 2008’s Electronic Security and (Submitted by SirPopper) More…
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Digg Dialogg with Peter Jackson
blog.digg.com — We’re sitting down with Oscar-winning director and producer Peter Jackson in anticipation of the upcoming release of his new movie, The Lovely Bones. Jackson made history with The Lord of the Rings trilogy, becoming the first person to direct three major feature films simultaneously, & won multiple awards for this. Submit your questions today! (Submitted by aubs) More…
AT&T Comes in Last in Consumer Reports Study That Surprises
gizmodo.com — Here is some news anyone with an iPhone could have told you: AT&T delivers crappy service that its customers hate. But this news comes from a reputable source, Consumer Reports, instead of the usual whiny friends. (Submitted by Jalh) More…
EFF Sues US Agencies Over Social Networking Disclosures
eff.org — San Francisco - The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), working with the Samuelson Law, Technology, and Public Policy Clinic at the University of California, Berkeley, School of Law (Samuelson Clinic), filed suit today against a half-dozen governme... (Submitted by EMFK) More…
YouTube Launching iTunes Killer (GOOG, AAPL, AMZN)
businessinsider.com — YouTube, which is already trying out the movie rental business, wants to get into TV too. Google's video site has been trying to convince the TV industry to let it stream individual shows. It envisions something similar to what Apple and Amazon already offer: First-run shows, without commercials! (Submitted by MarkMontoya) More…
Using faulty data to demand settlements from innocent surfer
arstechnica.com — A Princeton researcher finds himself bombarded with demands to pay up after swapping adult movies online—but he didn't do it. It appears to be another case of extremely-lazy IP "enforcement" using bad BitTorrent data collection. (Submitted by DiggUnderground) More…

