arrest in comment and analysis
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Comment If they didn't how can they arrest and charge someone for using it. Police arrest man over 'wi-fi theft' What's got silicon.com readers reaching for their keyboards this week? Reader Comments of the Week showcases how our users are responding to... [30 Aug 2007]
Leader: Time to rethink cyber crime priorities
Leader It's the arrest of a man sitting on a wall with his laptop, suspected of using someone else's wireless internet connection without permission. We're often warned of the menace of cyber crime to UK business - and hear plenty of ideas for what needs... [24 Aug 2007]
Leader: No China options for global net giants
Leader has famously been targeted for its part in the arrest of Chinese journalist Shi Tao, who authorities took a disliking to. A number of prominent internet companies, including Google and Yahoo! have come in for criticism over deciding to do business... [13 Jun 2007]
Dan's China diary - day 11
Comment One of the headlines in the Shanghai Daily today is 'China's press authorities order the arrest and firing of four journalists for allegedly blackmailing companies and citizens'. In May 2006, silicon.com senior reporter Dan Ilett travelled to China... [20 Jun 2006]
Devil's Advocate: Here comes 1984
Comment Odd really, since we know exactly what happens in countries like Uzbekistan where people don't have civil rights: arbitrary arrest, torture and imprisonment. Are you prepared to accept government surveillance of your every move? [01 Nov 2005]
The Weekly Round-Up: 29.07.05
Round-Up There was also some more even-handed justice meted out to one group of spammers this week with the arrest in Spain of 310 individuals involved in committing Nigerian 419 scams. "The case is being treated as murder - what else is it going to be... [29 Jul 2005]
Virus writers shouldn't get off so easy
Comment Consider that federal law says the maximum penalty for the offenses listed in Parson's arrest warrant is at least 30 years. Computer worms and viruses cost us millions in lost productivity and are among the biggest headaches for IT departments. [18 Aug 2004]
Security Q&A: Your questions answered (Part 1)
Comment Last week we asked you to email us questions to put to our panel of security experts. You duly obliged with a virtual sack-full of emails. The response was so overwhelming we've picked the best questions, put them to the panel and will be running... [04 Aug 2004]
Leader: Microsoft bounty pays dividends
Leader The arrest of a teenage virus writer (as most would appear to be) is invariably followed by quotes in the media from neighbours saying "we're shocked, he was just a quiet lad who lived with his parents and kept himself to himself - we never... [10 May 2004]
The Weekly Round-Up: 27.02.04
Round-Up In conversation with a silicon.com journo this week, Cluley admitted to be devastated to be out of the country at the time of the arrest - and therefore be unable to comment on it (see here). Cluley claims Gigabyte brought her downfall upon herself... [27 Feb 2004]
The Weekly Round-Up: 07.11.03
Round-Up You can't arrest Spidey! The software giant has gone all Wild West on us and is offering rewards to anybody who can provide information which leads to the arrest and conviction of the people behind the SoBig and MSBlast worms. [07 Nov 2003]
Devil's Advocate: Making money out of IT
Comment The Feds seem to think Quattrone is not helping as much as he might, hence his arrest for obstruction of justice. Not only are some IT people finding life hard, one has to wonder how much of the IT business is actually making any money. [28 Apr 2003]
"I hack you in the name of the law"
Comment But what would the reaction be if security guards in record stores started lobbying for the right to arrest thieves and hand out their own punishments in some back room of the store? Put down your headphones, stop listening to your MP3s and let's... [27 Sep 2002]
Fans protest over hacker in the slammer
Comment This Friday protestors will gather outside the US embassy in Grosvenor Square London to demonstrate against the arrest of Russian computer expert Dmitri Sklyarov. Dmitri wrote a piece of software that allows people to change files in Adobe eBook... [01 Aug 2001]
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