...before you go go
I think you'll be pulling a Rip Van Winkle on this one, sir.
Posts by Doc Farmer
15 publicly visible posts • joined 13 Apr 2007
Palm punts consumer-friendly Centro phone
Germans plan 578m-high überpyramid
Italian boffin designs gecko-tech spiderman suit
HP TouchSmart IQ770 PC
Yes! It's the USB typing-speed indicator lamp!
Fidelity employee steals 2.3 million consumer records
Wednesday 4th July 2007 17:25 GMT
Earth to Florida's State Prosecutor...
TOBAL (There Oughta Be A Law) to cover the trafficking of stolen merchandise, receipt of stolen merchandise, grand theft (depending on how much this jerk sold the data for), privacy violations, etc. Also, since Fidelity is covering banking data, I could see how prosecutions could occur against this jerk for violating FFIEC and OCC regs. Get off your butt and start the paperwork already!
The Payment Card Industry (PCI) should also take steps to sue the excrement out of the thief AND the recipient companies, to make it known that this sort of stuff will cause severe financial repercussions.
Grifters find rich pickings on social networking sites
Antarctica frozen out of internet revolution
Japanese actress caught in sheep 'poodle' scam
Welsh boffins build 3D solar images
Spinal Tap resurface for Live Earth
Midlands police cuff war driving duo
Thursday 19th April 2007 12:20 GMT
Hang 'em high, boys...
"UK law is *very* different from US in this regard."
True.
We SHOOT trespassers. A man's home is his castle here.
But, you have to come IN to the house for it to legally be viewed as trespass. If you're sitting outside in your car on a public street, you may be suspicious, but you're not breaking any law (except maybe loitering).
If a homeowner isn't smart enough to secure his wireless network, s/he 1) shouldn't have a wireless network or 2) should get somebody to secure it for a few bucks/quid.
By the bye, under this law, wouldn't it be illegal for those big (brother) BBC vans to come snooping around for TV sets without "licenses" (see also: TAX ripoffs)? Next time Auntie comes around sniffin' for that 10 inch B/W you've got hidden in the attic, call the fuzz...
Biting the hand that feeds IT
