Levi Pulkkinen reports: A convicted child rapist lost his fight to have his convictions thrown out after he said a voicemail that was used as evidence in his trial violated his right to privacy. Alan James Sinclair II accidentally called a young girl’s mother while discussing his misdeeds with the girl. He hoped a Washington…
Month: January 2016
Cruz tries to shame Iowa voters by sending out mailers with their personal information.
Caidan Cowger writes: Across social media, pictures of “Voting Violation” mailers issued by the Cruz campaign have been circulating. The mailers include the party affiliation of the resident, along with their regularity grade of caucusing. Labeled in all capital letters, one side of the card read, “ELECTION ALERT,” “VOTER VIOLATION,” “PUBLIC RECORD,” and “FURTHER ACTION NEEDED.” On…
Canada Temporarily Halts Sharing Spy Data
Dow Jones Newswire reports: Canada said Thursday it halted sharing certain intelligence data with its western allies until it has addressed a privacy breach discovered by one of its own spy agencies. The ban on sharing certain data with members of the so-called Five Eyes — an intelligence alliance including the U.S., the U.K., Australia,…
Millions of LG phones at risk, Israeli team discovers
David Shamah reports: For the second time in a month, an Israeli team has uncovered a major security breach built in smartphone hardware that millions of users depend upon – and expect to be safe to use. A joint team of researchers from Israeli cyber security firms Cynet and BugSec announced their find on Thursday….