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Prosecutor: Debit card crime ring busted

March 14, 2006 Authorities link 14 people to credit and debit card information that a prosecutor says was stolen from OfficeMax and other businesses. TAGS: debit card, OfficeMax Inc., prosecutor, arrest, sheriff, hack, cash, investigation, credit card, bank, security

Freed blogger calls release a victory

April 4, 2007 Video blogger Josh Wolf, who spent 226 days in prison, agrees to release his subpoenaed video footage and answer two questions. Video: Post-prison press conference Photos: A free Josh Wolf TAGS: journalist, protest, press conference, victory, blogger, San Francisco, prosecutor, government, blog, video, U.S.

Ex-McAfee lawyer indicted in backdating probe

February 27, 2007 He faces fraud charges related to alleged backdating of stock options when security company was known as Network Associates. TAGS: stock option, Networks Associates Technology Inc., probe, count, McAfee Inc., attorney, prosecutor, lawyer, U.S., San Francisco

IT worker indicted in hacking scheme at health firm

December 19, 2006 Prosecutors say malicious code, if activated, would have wiped out databases of prescription information, potentially harming patients. TAGS: indictment, information technology worker, New Jersey, layoff, patient, prosecutor, malicious code, hacking, health, server, database

Justice Dept.: Vista satisfies antitrust deal

November 21, 2006 U.S. prosecutors say Microsoft appears to have addressed all concerns raised about new Windows, Internet Explorer 7. TAGS: antitrust, technical committee, attorney, government, prosecutor, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., U.S., operating system, Microsoft Windows

Police blotter: Web cookies become defendant's alibi

October 27, 2006 Texas man says Web browser's cookies prove he was at home online, not at his ex-wife's residence. TAGS: Police Blotter, Texas, income tax, Home Depot Inc., prosecutor, mother, attorney, income, house, Web browser

Google, feds face off over search records

March 14, 2006 Google's attempt to fend off Justice Department's request for search records goes before a federal court in San Jose, Calif. TAGS: subpoena, request, Google Inc., court, San Jose, prosecutor, privacy, government, record, Democrat, California, America Online Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp.

This week in Google

February 24, 2006 A federal judge rules that portions of Google's popular image search feature likely violate U.S. copyright law. TAGS: image search, copyright law, EarthLink Inc., federal judge, Google Inc., prosecutor, city, U.S., photograph

Data thief gets eight years

February 23, 2006 Spammer who looted more than a billion records from a massive data repository is sentenced to a lengthy prison stay. TAGS: Acxiom Corp., Snipermail.com, Arkansas, prosecutor, FTP, server, password

Police Blotter: E911 rules aid police in tracking cell phones

February 8, 2008 Court order lets Homeland Security obtain precise location data from T-Mobile about customer's movements in real time. TAGS: E911, Police Blotter, informant, affidavit, Minnesota, T-Mobile, homeland security, U.S. District Judge, subscriber, prosecutor, cell phone, evidence, movement, location, order, Real-Time

Net porn ban faces another legal setback

March 22, 2007 Federal judge says 1998 law targeting Web sites deemed "harmful to minors" goes too far and violates the free speech rights of American adults. TAGS: Child Online Protection Act, minor, setback, First Amendment, law, porn, federal judge, prosecutor, filter, Bush Administration, court, professor, material, response, opinion, America Online Inc.

Judge OKs new Microsoft antitrust deadline

September 7, 2006 Redmond and the Justice Department earn formal approval to extend parts of their deal until November 2009--or longer. TAGS: Colleen Kollar-Kotelly, antitrust, Judge, agreement, prosecutor, government, attorney, Microsoft Corp., extension, conference

Former CA chief Kumar pleads guilty to fraud

April 24, 2006 Admits to charges of financial fraud, obstruction of justice, perjury. Awaits September sentencing. TAGS: Sanjay Kumar, Computer Associates International Inc., obstruction, federal prosecutor, justice, prosecutor, CEO, dollar, software company

Police blotter: Net pharmacy conviction overturned

February 17, 2006 Web site owners convicted of running illegal pharmacy get new trial, after judges rule video testimony was unconstitutional. TAGS: witness, testimony, videoconferencing, defendant, Police Blotter, prosecution, conviction, pharmacy, government, trial, evidence, policy, prosecutor, attorney, Australia, U.S.

TorrentSpy ruling a 'weapon of mass discovery'

June 14, 2007 You may have to surrender what's in your RAM if sued. Legal experts say decision may cost businesses big bucks and threaten Web privacy. TAGS: discovery, fear, decision, prosecutor, weapon, conference, document, server

Week in review: Sex, spies and video flaps

March 23, 2007 Porn law overturned, corporate spying and video-hosting sites--what's next on the court docket? TAGS: Child Online Protection Act, Viacom Inc., Oracle Corp., TomorrowNow, SAP AG, Week in review, porn, prosecutor, lawsuit, reader, law, YouTube, video, Google Inc.

Why we don't care about Josh Wolf

February 23, 2007 CNET News.com's Charles Cooper says the jailed blogger's plight is another example of Valley quietude when it comes to getting involved. TAGS: journalism, blogger, court, prosecutor, San Francisco, California, Apple Computer, video

Federal case may redefine child porn

November 30, 2006 Justice Department indicts a photographer over a site that posted photos of clothed minors--a case that has raised First Amendment issues. TAGS: indictment, nudity, First Amendment, Alabama, attorney, modeling, prosecutor, U.S., Florida, photograph

Key to HP's credibility in hands of new lawyers

September 28, 2006 HP has chosen a venerable Philadelphia law firm to conduct an in-house investigation into its leaks scandal. TAGS: law firm, credibility, investigation, Philadelphia, federal prosecutor, prosecutor, attorney, HP, professor, lawyer, e-mail

Reporters' records accessed in HP probe

September 7, 2006 Two News.com reporters are among nine journalists whose personal phone records were accessed during HP's probe into boardroom leaks. TAGS: Dawn Kawamoto, reporter, attorney general, pretexting, SEC filing, Patricia Dunn, investigation, record, journalist, prosecutor, office, HP, attorney, California, AT&T Corp.
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