I wrote about SB 1411 last summer and wondered if the Governor would sign it into law. He did, and it went into effect January 1st, 2011. Malicious digital impersonation is now a misdemeanor with fines up to $1000 and a year in jail. I now wonder if this law will be used to prosecute … Continue reading California Outlaws Online Impersonation
I explained last month in LOIC Exposes Attackers that the Anonymous attack tool of choice was not anonymous — it does not hide the IP address of attackers. Now an affidavit on the Smoking Gun shows how the FBI and German Federal Criminal Police (BKA) are using logs to track down the IRC servers that … Continue reading FBI on the trail of Anonymous
The lawyer who rose to fame when he sued Kraft Foods and McDonalds for trans fats has filed a last-minute objection to delay Marin’s plastic bag ban San Francisco attorney Stephen L. Joseph, who was not present at Tuesday’s board hearing, told the [Marin] Independent Journal his group is “doing everything that we can to … Continue reading Lawsuit Threatens Marin Pastic Bag Ban
The US Fish and Wildlife Service has a White-Nose Syndrome (WNS) information page that reveals American scientists are struggling to stop this serious health crisis: In February 2006 some 40 miles west of Albany, N.Y., a caver photographed hibernating bats with an unusual white substance on their muzzles. He noticed several dead bats. The following … Continue reading WNS: America’s Wildlife Health Crisis