by Joseph Forbes | Mar 31, 2013 | Blog Entry, DATA, HAPPINESS, HEALTH, LAW, MONEY, NERD NEWS
Identity theft, phishing, fraud are rampant, IRS warns The Internal Revenue Service today reminded taxpayers that there are plenty of scam artists and cybercriminals that want your money. The tax collection agency issued its “Dirty Dozen” list of tax scams...
by Joseph Forbes | Mar 27, 2013 | LAW, NERD NEWS, PIRACY, PRIVACY
from the did-you-really-expect-anything-else dept. Despite calls to limit the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, it looks like Congress is planning to drastically expand the law and penalties. walterbyrd writes with a few of the major changes listed in the draft bill (22...
by Joseph Forbes | Mar 26, 2013 | Blog Entry, DATA, INTERNET, LAW, POLITICAL, PRIVACY, SECURITY, Technicals, TECHNOLOGY
from the boy-this-slope-sure-feels-slippery dept. “The U.S. government is expanding a cybersecurity program that scans Internet traffic headed into and out of defense contractors to include far more of the country’s private, civilian-run infrastructure. As...
by Joseph Forbes | Mar 24, 2013 | INTERNET, LAW, MONEY, POLITICAL, Technicals, TECHNOLOGY
from the man-vs-the-states dept. passed a nonbinding proposal to allow states to collect sales tax on Internet sellers that have no presence within their borders. The proposal was an amendment to a 2014 budget bill that the Senate debated Friday. It was pushed by...
by Joseph Forbes | Mar 24, 2013 | LAW, NERD NEWS, PIRACY, POLITICAL, PRIVACY, TECHNOLOGY
from the we-don’t-have-Nixon-to-kick-around-anymore dept. After the Watergate scandal taught Richard Nixon the consequences of recording White House conversations, none of his successors has dared to do it. But Nixon wasn’t the first. He got the idea from...
by Joseph Forbes | Mar 23, 2013 | DATA, LAW, NERD NEWS, PIRACY, POLITICAL, TECHNOLOGY
from the still-hungover-from-sopa dept. Slashdotters may remember the launch of the Internet Defense League, a network for website owners that would allow for the replication of a media campaign similar to the one that took down SOPA. Now it plans to spring into...
