Aaron's Law would revamp computer fraud penalties

Computerworld Security: June 21, 2013
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Aaron's Law would revamp computer fraud penalties

Two U.S. lawmakers have introduced a bill that would prevent the Department of
Justice from prosecuting people for violating terms of service for Web-based
products, website notices or employment agreements under the Computer Fraud and
Abuse Act (CFAA).
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IN THIS ISSUE

1. Provisions under which NSA can collect, retain data on U.S. residents revealed
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2. Lawmakers move to block black box recorders in cars
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3. LinkedIn outage prompts security concerns
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4. Pirate Bay co-founder sentenced to two years in prison for hacking
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5. Pakistan using Netsweeper to block Internet content, say researchers
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Provisions under which NSA can collect, retain data on U.S. residents revealed

Two secret documents describing the procedures the National Security Agency
(NSA) is required to follow when spying on foreign terror suspects reveal the
provisions that allow the agency to collect, retain and use information on U.S
residents without a warrant, The Guardian newspaper reported today
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Lawmakers move to block black box recorders in cars

Privacy issues are bubbling up in Congress, where lawmakers are pushing bills
to give car owners control over data collected by black box-style recorders on
their vehicles and more control over viewer tracking by DVRs at home.
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LinkedIn outage prompts security concerns

LinkedIn's domain name was temporarily redirected to a third-party server
Thursday, which resulted in a service outage and potentially put user accounts
at risk of compromise.
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Pirate Bay co-founder sentenced to two years in prison for hacking

Pirate Bay co-founder Gottfrid Svartholm Warg has been sentenced to two years in
prison by a District Court in Sweden for multiple data intrusions, attempted
aggravated fraud and aggravated fraud.
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Pakistan using Netsweeper to block Internet content, say researchers

Web content filtering company Netsweeper has supplied its products to Pakistan,
even as some top IT companies have refused to supply gear for a controversial
filtering project, a Canadian research group has disclosed.
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