When an Indian woman was gang raped and murdered last week it drew national attention here in the U.S., as well as much deserved outrage. However when a 16 year old girl was allegedly gang raped by fellow students in an eastern Ohio town last summer, there was no national outrage. National coverage didn’t even […]
Here’s the summary from Slashdot: “Republican Assemblyman Jim Conte said, ‘[this] turns the spotlight on cyberbullies by forcing them to reveal their identity.’ Republican Senator Thomas O’Mara added, ‘[this will] help lend some accountability to the Internet age.’ The two are sponsoring a bill that would ban any New York-based websites from allowing comments (or […]
Just got home from a day of running errands and saw this: The Department of Justice announced Thursday that it has conducted a major action to shut down MegaUpload, a popular file-sharing site widely used for free downloads of movies and television shows. After receiving indictments from a grand jury in Virginia for racketeering conspiracy, […]