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Thursday, 08 April 2010 |
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Submitted by Justin Sorkin A suit was filed against Google Inc., as it is claimed that its Buzz social- networking service violated the privacy rights of the people who are using the company’s Gmail service.The lawmakers have requested an investigation into the matter to determine whether Buzz has made compromises with users’ privacy.Buzz was introduced by Mountain View, California-based Google in the month of February. It displayed the customer’s contact to other users from Google Gmail e-mail accounts automatically. Though, Google has managed to modify the service, when the customers started complaining. The complaint has been filed in federal court in San Jose, California.The lawsuit said, “Google has publicly admitted that its Buzz program presents privacy concerns, and Google has made several waves of modifications to the program. The changes do not go far enough and the error already caused damage because the Buzz program disclosed private user information the moment Google launched the service”.Barry Feldman of New York has filed a case which seeks class action. He claimed that Google automatically activated the Buzz program from his e-mail account. According to the suit, Buzz showed his frequent e-mail contacts as well as information stored in his Google profile to other Gmail users. Source  Be first to comment this article |  Add as favourites (61) |  Quote this article on your site | Views: 370
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Wednesday, 07 April 2010 |
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www.LC.org Dallas, TX – Yesterday, a federal district court ruled that agents of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) violated the Fourth Amendment rights of Darrel Rundus when they confiscated his “Million Dollar Bill” gospel tracts. Liberty Counsel represents Rundus and his Christian ministry, Great News Network (GNC). On June 2, 2006, DHS agents entered GNN’s office without a warrant or permission. They threatened an employee with arrest to pressure him into giving up the “Million Dollar Bill” religious tracts, which the agents referred to as “contraband.” After waiting more than three years, Rundus and GNN filed suit. The front of the bill has markings similar to paper currency, but no one would ever get the tracts confused with real money. The front says, among other things: “This bill is not legal tender,” “Thou Shalt Not Steal,” “Department of Eternal Affairs,” and “1,000,000.” The reverse side has multiple statements such as, “The million dollar question: Will you go to Heaven?” The tract then contains the story of salvation written around all four sides. Rundus says that the tracts are extremely effective in sharing his faith with others. GNN has distributed over one million of the “Million Dollar Bill” gospel tracts, which are produced by Ray Comfort and Living Waters as an evangelism tool. An estimated 8-10 million tracts sold by Living Waters have been handed out over the last ten years. Federal District Judge Jorge Solis ruled that DHS violated the Fourth Amendment guarantee against unlawful search and seizure. The ruling contains harsh language against the DHS agents, stating their behavior was inappropriate and they violated the rights of Rundus. Judge Solis ruled the “Million Dollar” bills would not be confused with legal tender. Steve Crampton, General Counsel of Liberty Counsel, commented: “The Department of Homeland Security should be tracking dangerous criminals instead of harassing innocent people of faith for handing out religious tracts. No clerk or bank teller will mistake the ‘Million Dollar’ bill for legal tender. The Constitution stands as a bulwark against federal power and abusive law enforcement.” Source Be first to comment this article | Add as favourites (54) | Quote this article on your site | Views: 382 |
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Wednesday, 07 April 2010 |
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www.sbsun.com As time-consuming and potentially embarrassing as it may be, authorities continue to investigate a San Bernardino police sergeant who headed up a team of narcotics officers accused of illegally detaining suspects.City and county authorities have been looking into Sgt. Brad Lawrence's past since June, when Police Chief Keith Kilmer hired a private investigator to review alleged civil-rights violations.With so much at stake - the San Bernardino Police Department's credibility, a veteran officer's career and the lives of those arrested by Lawrence's team - authorities are encouraged to be as painstakingly thorough as possible in their review while at the same time commended for undertaking it.Lawrence, who has worked for the Police Department since the 1980s, has not been found guilty of any wrongdoing and is, of course, presumed innocent.He, along with other unnamed officers, has been accused of unlawfully holding suspects while searching for evidence to support an arrest, a practice known as keeping suspects "on ice."Lawrence was placed on administrative leave last year and criminal charges against the man whose arrest put Lawrence and his team under the microscope were dismissed in February "in the interest of justice," as prosecutors put it.Meanwhile, a federal judge in January ruled that an officer on Lawrence's team deliberately violated a suspected drug dealer's rights by unlawfully arresting and searching him. Read More Be first to comment this article | Add as favourites (63) | Quote this article on your site | Views: 273 |
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