We use Google all day long, and it uses us right back..

should we be concerned,

HELL YES !

we keep thinking we have rights to privacy; only to realize that eachtime we walk out of our houses we have to question who’s watching us.. and why.

Federal Authority Over the Internet? The Cybersecurity Act of 2009 (by Jennifer Granick, Electronic Freedom Foundation)

Chairman Rockefeller and Senator Snowe Introduce Comprehensive Cybersecurity Legislation (PDF)

Personally I do not want anyone reading my email, unless of course they intend to file, or respond to that pile of crap. LOL this is not a laughing matter anylonger, because we are the real targets.

either you sit up and read the news here or know that somebody else is gonna make sure you’re observing proper political protocol. BadBadBad..

the Pirate Bay Mess has me wondering when we will be seeing our computers scanned by our isp’s and the contens reported to some special super secret super hacker agency deep inside some blackop of the governments new privacy wing. none of this is a joke, or parody.

Everything we give you today is REALITY

This IS YOUR PRIVACY – SCREAMING

“PROTECT ME”

Buried in the 150 pages of CIPAV spyware-related documents released by the FBI Thursday is a tantalizing nugget that indicates the bureau’s technology experts have more than one way to hack a suspect.

In early 2007, FBI agents with one of the bureau’s International Terrorism Operations Sections sought hacking help from the FBI’s geek squads. The agents were working a case in Pittsburgh, which is not described in the documents, and wanted to know “if [a] remote computer attack can be conducted against [the] target.”

The FBI’s Cryptographic and Electronic Analysis Unit, CEAU, responded with two options. One of them was redacted from the released document as a sensitive investigative technique. The other is described this way:  “CEAU advised Pittsburgh that they could assist with a wireless hack to obtain a file tree, but not the hard drive content.”

Wi-fi hacking has featured prominently in some big cybercrimes, including the attack on TJ Maxx that exposed at least 45 million customer credit card numbers and other data. In that case, Albert “Segvec” Gonzalez and associates allegedly cracked the retailer’s WEP key and used it to gain entry to the corporate network, where he planted packet sniffers to scoop up the data.

But this is the first evidence that the FBI is using the same tactics. Presumably, suspects using one of the better encryption options — like WPA-2 — are immune.

It’s not clear why the FBI said it could only obtain a file tree — a hierarchical list of directories and files. It could be to avoid the risk of a judge later ruling that the search warrant was unconstitutionally over-broad, and consequently throwing out the evidence. Or maybe the bureau’s hackers don’t want to consume all of a target’s bandwidth while copying his entire porn directory into the FBI van on the street.

Homebrew “cantenna” photo courtesy Clicknmiken

in case you haven’t heard, the guys who were formerly the Pirate Bay Admins were just found guilty in Sweeden and sentenced to One Year in Prison; and They were also ordered to pay $4.5m (£3m) in damages. . What A Crock..

the internet is so crazy. why do these guys get put in jail for one year for being server operators; yet Google steals your pictures of your house; your prescription data; your work and credit history and they get lauded. this is crazy.

if you’re paying attention, then let your government know that you don’t support internet snooping and invasion of your privacy, by anyone.

ESPECIALLY GOOGLE

Hollywood’s Victory Over The Pirate Bay Will Be Short-Lived

Daniel Ionescu, PC World

Apr 18, 2009 8:56 am

From Sweden to London to Hollywood, protectors of copyrights are celebrating the conviction of the four men behind the world’s most popular torrent tracker The Pirate Bay.

The four convicted men behind The Pirate Bay — Frederik Neij, Gottfrid Svartholm Warg, Peter Sunde, and Carl Lundstrom — say they can’t and won’t pay the $3.6 million in damages and promised the site will continue running. So much for Hollywood’s sweet victory and happy ending.

Hollywood may have won a battle, but the war against piracy is far from over. Unauthorized file-sharing will continue (and likely intensify), if not through The Pirate Bay, then through dozens of other near-identical swashbuckling Web sites.

Of course, The Pirate Bay’s case is nothing new. Eight years ago Napster was shut down after getting sued. It tried a few legal business models, but never managed to even get close to the popularity it had when it was operating illegally. The shutdown of Napster turned its creator, Shawn Fanning, and Napster into a into heroes and martyrs, inspiring others to develop new ways to pirate music.The Pirate Bay site itself is still up and running while the case is appealed.

What Hollywood needs to remember is that sites like The Pirate Bay are like weeds. When you try to kill one, they grow back even stronger. In this case, The Pirate Bay already moved most of its servers to the Netherlands, a change that could keep the site running even if The Pirate Bay loses its appeal.

The bad news for copyright-holders is there is obviously a market demand for this type of content distribution model. And while the entertainment industry seeks compensation via lawsuits, other similar services (which I do not endorse) such as Mininova, Demonoid and Torrentbox to name a few, will continue to thrive. That is, of course, until they get sued into oblivion as well. And then there are always new technologies on the horizon. Hollywood might want to start looking at a budding new peer-to-peer tool called OneSwarm that aims to let file-swappers preserve their privacy by cloaking their IP address.

Swedish Pirate Party Gains 3000 Members In 7 Hours

By ScuttleMonkey on unintended-consequences

An anonymous reader writes “Due to outrage over the verdict in The Pirate Bay trial, the Swedish Pirate Party has gained 3000 members in less than 7 hours. It is now bigger than 3 of the 7 parties represented in the Swedish parliament. ‘Ruling means that our political work must now be stepped up. We want to ensure that the Pirate Bay activities — to link people and information — is clearly lawful. And we want to do it for all people in Sweden, Europe and the world, continues Rick Falk Vinge. We want it to be open for ordinary people to disseminate and receive information without fear of imprisonment or astronomical damages.’”

A court in Sweden has jailed four men behind The Pirate Bay (TPB), the world’s most high-profile file-sharing website, in a landmark case.

Frederik Neij, Gottfrid Svartholm Warg, Carl Lundstrom and Peter Sunde were found guilty of breaking copyright law and were sentenced to a year in jail.

They were also ordered to pay $4.5m (£3m) in damages.

Record companies welcomed the verdict but the men are to appeal and Sunde said they would refuse to pay the fine.

Speaking at an online press conference, he described the verdict as “bizarre”.

“It’s serious to actually be found guilty and get jail time. It’s really serious. And that’s a bit weird,” Sunde said.

“It’s so bizarre that we were convicted at all and it’s even more bizarre that we were [convicted] as a team. The court said we were organised. I can’t get Gottfrid out of bed in the morning. If you’re going to convict us, convict us of disorganised crime.

“We can’t pay and we wouldn’t pay. Even if I had the money I would rather burn everything I owned, and I wouldn’t even give them the ashes.”

The damages were awarded to a number of entertainment companies, including Warner Bros, Sony Music Entertainment, EMI, and Columbia Pictures.

However, the total awarded fell short of the $17.5m in damages and interest the firms were seeking.

Speaking to the BBC, the chairman of industry body the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) John Kennedy said the verdict sent out a clear message.

“These guys weren’t making a principled stand, they were out to line their own pockets. There was nothing meritorious about their behaviour, it was reprehensible.

“The Pirate Bay did immense harm and the damages awarded doesn’t even get close to compensation, but we never claimed it did.

“There has been a perception that piracy is OK and that the music industry should just have to accept it. This verdict will change that,” he said.

The Pirate Bay’s first server is now a museum exhibit in Stockholm

The four men denied the charges throughout the trial, saying that because they did not actually host any files, they were not doing anything wrong.

Speaking on Swedish Radio, assistant judge Klarius explained how the court reached its findings.

“The court first tried whether there was any question of breach of copyright by the file-sharing application and that has been proved, that the offence was committed.

“The court then moved on to look at those who acted as a team to operate the Pirate Bay file-sharing service, and the court found that they knew that material which was protected by copyright but continued to operate the service,” he said.

A lawyer for Carl Lundstrom, Per Samuelson, told journalists he was shocked by the guilty verdict and the severity of the sentence.

“That’s outrageous, in my point of view. Of course we will appeal,” he was quoted as saying by Reuters news agency. “This is the first word, not the last. The last word will be ours.”

Political issue

Rickard Falkvinge, leader of The Pirate Party – which is trying to reform laws around copyright and patents in the digital age – told the BBC that the verdict was “a gross injustice”.

“This wasn’t a criminal trial, it was a political trial. It is just gross beyond description that you can jail four people for providing infrastructure.

“There is a lot of anger in Sweden right now. File-sharing is an institution here and while I can’t encourage people to break copyright law, I’m not following it and I don’t agree with it.

“Today’s events make file-sharing a hot political issue and we’re going to take this to the European Parliament.”

The Pirate Bay is the world’s most high profile file-sharing website and was set up in 2003 by anti-copyright organisation Piratbyran, but for the last five years it has been run by individuals.

Millions of files are exchanged using the service every day.

No copyright content is hosted on The Pirate Bay’s web servers; instead the site hosts “torrent” links to TV, film and music files held on its users’ computers.

What the Pirate Bay Verdict Could Mean For Google

By Soulskill on google-trends-should-be-interesting-to-watch

explosivejared writes “Forbes is running a story discussing the verdict in the Pirate Bay case and its implications on file sharing, specifically with regard to Google. The article points out what most people on Slashdot already realize: Google provides essentially the same service that the Pirate Bay does. The Pirate Bay case may be far from over, accounting for appeals, but the Pirate Bay’s assumption of being unchallengeable was shattered. The article raises the question of whether or not Google is untouchable in the matter. The story is quick to point out how the situation resembles a futile game of cat-and-mouse, but given how the Pirate Bay’s confidence was ultimately broken, is Google beyond reproach?”

EPIC Urges FTC To Investigate Google Services

By Soulskill on might-as-well-set-up-shop-at-the-googleplex

snydeq writes “The Electronic Privacy Information Center filed a 15-page complaint asking the FTC to force Google to stop offering online services that collect data until the presence of adequate privacy safeguards is verified.

The EPIC also wants Google to disclose all data loss or breach incidents, citing several incidents where data held by Google was at risk, the most recent of which occurred earlier this month with its Google Docs.

The EPIC complaint [PDF] also listed other security flaws in Gmail and Google Desktop, a desktop indexing program, and urged Google to donate $5 million to a public fund that will support research into technologies such as encryption, data anonymization and mobile location privacy.” EPIC has raised privacy concerns about Google before, and about Windows XP as well.

Read more of this story at Slashdot.

Do You Want Google To Have Access to Your Prescription Records?

By Ben Parr on google health

Google just got access to millions of prescription records, and most likely, so did you.

GoogleGoogle reviews announced today that CVS/pharmacy, one of the largest pharmacy chains in the U.S., has partnered with Google Health to provide patients online access to their prescription drug history through Google Health accounts. This is in addition to Walgreens Pharmacy, Meijer, Medco, and other national pharmacies.

If you purchased prescription drugs from any of these chains, Google can access that information in its never ending goal to organize the world’s information and make it accessible and useful. But is Google having access to private prescription drug information a step too far?

For those who have not used Google Health, it currently allows you to import your medical records from over a dozen pharmacies, medical centers, and health insurance providers. Once imported, you can review those records and keep them updated, with the help of Google and its partners.

With the CVS announcement, Google now has access to the detailed prescription history information of more than 100 million patients. In addition to allowing users to access their medical history, Google also says that it will use this information and partnerships for patient safety and increasing the efficiency of health care.

This same data is also very sensitive and personal. People with a history of mental conditions and embarrassing deficiencies may now have to worry about Google using that information in statistical analysis or more (prescription drug ads anyone?). And all of this is in addition to the information Google can import from medical devices like heart rate monitors.

Can Google do more good than harm with sensitive medical information, or is this infringing on the privacy of individuals? How Google uses this information is something everyone should watch. Let us know what you think in the comments.

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This is all about the bills - S.773 & S.778; that are presently sitting in the Senate now. these are the bills that would give the government virtual carte blanche to Your Private Data.

Now if you are like us, you’ll be watching this closely and making sure your legislators know exactly how you feel about this Government Piracy, of YOUR BOOTY MATES !!!

Stop Privacy Invasion NOW – Say NO To S.773 & S.778

CYBER-SECURITY LEGISLATION HAS ORIGINS IN ‘SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS’

By CJ Graham

April 18, 2009

NewsWithViews.com

(to read the rest of this very fine and informative article as well as to get to the links to the orgs, click here)

Two new pieces of legislation are causing quite a stir and rightly so. Americans protective of our freedoms and privacy are once again confronted by the constant onslaught against our rights which requires our vigilance.

This new legislation seeks to give even more power to the government to regulate the Internet and, in future, the possibility to regulate content and usage. What begins as a method of defeating terrorism and protecting telecommunications, can quickly become a method to regulate ‘hate speech’ to assign ‘motive’ or ‘intent’ to harm and even to regulate and legislate the flow of information that is deemed by the ‘thought police’ to be inflammatory or counter-productive to their cause.

I believe this legislation to be a framework for future, more invasive legislation. It is a first step to the loss of internet privacy, free speech and the free flow of information. From the same people that would re-instate the ‘Fairness Doctrine’ and continue ‘Hate Crimes’ legislation, what begins as a tool to protect, has the ability to morph into a weapon to silence and control.

Senate Bill 773:

Title: A bill to ensure the continued free flow of commerce within the United States and with its global trading partners through secure cyber communications, to provide for the continued development and exploitation of the Internet and intranet communications for such purposes, to provide for the development of a cadre of information technology specialists to improve and maintain effective cybersecurity defenses against disruption, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [WV] (introduced 4/1/2009)]

Senate Bill 778:

Title: A bill to establish, within the Executive Office of the President, the Office of National Cybersecurity Advisor. Sponsor: Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [WV] (introduced 4/1/2009)

Before the text, other than the summary, is even released for public consumption (and spin) the public is raising its voice to cry out against yet another ‘death by a thousand cuts’ assault on our liberty.

But this legislation is not the brainchild of its author Senator John Rockefeller of WV. It is the culmination of years of planning by the United Nations (UN) and its agency, the Organization of American States (OAS), in partnership with the Inter-American System and the Summits of the Americas.

It becomes even more urgent, by the day, that all Americans are exposed to the inner workings of these organizations which labor day and night to integrate and harmonize the United States of America into the Western Hemisphere and International Law through the UN.

I have provided you with numerous links throughout this article and I encourage you to follow them so that you can see with your own eyes the planning that has gone into this legislation and the organizations that have planned it for many years. We must understand who is pulling the strings and.. (to read the rest of this very fine and informative article as well as to get to the links to the orgs, click here)

Bill Would Give President Authority to Shut Down Internet

ALLGOV.News / Wednesday, April 15, 2009

The Cybersecurity Act of 2009, currently working its way through Congress, would give the President and a key member of his cabinet unprecedented authority over the Internet, according to the Electronic Freedom Foundation (EFF). Introduced by Senators Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) and Olympia Snowe (R-ME), the bill would give the President the power to shut down the Internet in an emergency and disconnect key infrastructure systems on grounds of national security. As currently crafted, the legislation does not stipulate specifically when or how the President could shut down all Web activity. The bill also contains a provision that would allow the Secretary of Commerce to gain access to all relevant data concerning Internet networks “without regard to any provision of law, regulation, rule, or policy restricting such access,” according to EFF. This could overrule current laws such as the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, or the Privacy Protection Act, as well as financial privacy regulations.

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in case you haven’t heard, the guys who were formerly the Pirate Bay Admins were just found guilty in Sweeden and sentenced to One Year in Prison;  and They were also ordered to pay $4.5m (£3m) in damages. . What A Crock..

This kind of longish video, is really helpful if you want to understand why. the internet is so crazy. why do these guys get put in jail for one year for being server operators; yet Google steals your pictures of your house; your prescription data; your work and credit history and they get lauded. this is crazy.

if you’re paying attention, then let your government know that you don’t support internet snooping and invasion of your privacy, by anyone.

ESPECIALLY GOOGLE

Hollywood’s Victory Over The Pirate Bay Will Be Short-Lived

Daniel Ionescu, PC World

Apr 18, 2009 8:56 am

From Sweden to London to Hollywood, protectors of copyrights are celebrating the conviction of the four men behind the world’s most popular torrent tracker The Pirate Bay.

The four convicted men behind The Pirate Bay — Frederik Neij, Gottfrid Svartholm Warg, Peter Sunde, and Carl Lundstrom — say they can’t and won’t pay the $3.6 million in damages and promised the site will continue running. So much for Hollywood’s sweet victory and happy ending.

Hollywood may have won a battle, but the war against piracy is far from over. Unauthorized file-sharing will continue (and likely intensify), if not through The Pirate Bay, then through dozens of other near-identical swashbuckling Web sites.

Of course, The Pirate Bay’s case is nothing new. Eight years ago Napster was shut down after getting sued. It tried a few legal business models, but never managed to even get close to the popularity it had when it was operating illegally. The shutdown of Napster turned its creator, Shawn Fanning, and Napster into a into heroes and martyrs, inspiring others to develop new ways to pirate music.The Pirate Bay site itself is still up and running while the case is appealed.

What Hollywood needs to remember is that sites like The Pirate Bay are like weeds. When you try to kill one, they grow back even stronger. In this case, The Pirate Bay already moved most of its servers to the Netherlands, a change that could keep the site running even if The Pirate Bay loses its appeal.

The bad news for copyright-holders is there is obviously a market demand for this type of content distribution model. And while the entertainment industry seeks compensation via lawsuits, other similar services (which I do not endorse) such as Mininova, Demonoid and Torrentbox to name a few, will continue to thrive. That is, of course, until they get sued into oblivion as well. And then there are always new technologies on the horizon. Hollywood might want to start looking at a budding new peer-to-peer tool called OneSwarm that aims to let file-swappers preserve their privacy by cloaking their IP address.

Swedish Pirate Party Gains 3000 Members In 7 Hours

By ScuttleMonkey on unintended-consequences

An anonymous reader writes “Due to outrage over the verdict in The Pirate Bay trial, the Swedish Pirate Party has gained 3000 members in less than 7 hours. It is now bigger than 3 of the 7 parties represented in the Swedish parliament. ‘Ruling means that our political work must now be stepped up. We want to ensure that the Pirate Bay activities — to link people and information — is clearly lawful. And we want to do it for all people in Sweden, Europe and the world, continues Rick Falk Vinge. We want it to be open for ordinary people to disseminate and receive information without fear of imprisonment or astronomical damages.’”

A court in Sweden has jailed four men behind The Pirate Bay (TPB), the world’s most high-profile file-sharing website, in a landmark case.

Frederik Neij, Gottfrid Svartholm Warg, Carl Lundstrom and Peter Sunde were found guilty of breaking copyright law and were sentenced to a year in jail.

They were also ordered to pay $4.5m (£3m) in damages.

Record companies welcomed the verdict but the men are to appeal and Sunde said they would refuse to pay the fine.

Speaking at an online press conference, he described the verdict as “bizarre”.

“It’s serious to actually be found guilty and get jail time. It’s really serious. And that’s a bit weird,” Sunde said.

“It’s so bizarre that we were convicted at all and it’s even more bizarre that we were [convicted] as a team. The court said we were organised. I can’t get Gottfrid out of bed in the morning. If you’re going to convict us, convict us of disorganised crime.

“We can’t pay and we wouldn’t pay. Even if I had the money I would rather burn everything I owned, and I wouldn’t even give them the ashes.”

The damages were awarded to a number of entertainment companies, including Warner Bros, Sony Music Entertainment, EMI, and Columbia Pictures.

However, the total awarded fell short of the $17.5m in damages and interest the firms were seeking.

Speaking to the BBC, the chairman of industry body the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) John Kennedy said the verdict sent out a clear message.

“These guys weren’t making a principled stand, they were out to line their own pockets. There was nothing meritorious about their behaviour, it was reprehensible.

“The Pirate Bay did immense harm and the damages awarded doesn’t even get close to compensation, but we never claimed it did.

“There has been a perception that piracy is OK and that the music industry should just have to accept it. This verdict will change that,” he said.

The Pirate Bay’s first server is now a museum exhibit in Stockholm

The four men denied the charges throughout the trial, saying that because they did not actually host any files, they were not doing anything wrong.

Speaking on Swedish Radio, assistant judge Klarius explained how the court reached its findings.

“The court first tried whether there was any question of breach of copyright by the file-sharing application and that has been proved, that the offence was committed.

“The court then moved on to look at those who acted as a team to operate the Pirate Bay file-sharing service, and the court found that they knew that material which was protected by copyright but continued to operate the service,” he said.

A lawyer for Carl Lundstrom, Per Samuelson, told journalists he was shocked by the guilty verdict and the severity of the sentence.

“That’s outrageous, in my point of view. Of course we will appeal,” he was quoted as saying by Reuters news agency. “This is the first word, not the last. The last word will be ours.”

Political issue

Rickard Falkvinge, leader of The Pirate Party – which is trying to reform laws around copyright and patents in the digital age – told the BBC that the verdict was “a gross injustice”.

“This wasn’t a criminal trial, it was a political trial. It is just gross beyond description that you can jail four people for providing infrastructure.

“There is a lot of anger in Sweden right now. File-sharing is an institution here and while I can’t encourage people to break copyright law, I’m not following it and I don’t agree with it.

“Today’s events make file-sharing a hot political issue and we’re going to take this to the European Parliament.”

The Pirate Bay is the world’s most high profile file-sharing website and was set up in 2003 by anti-copyright organisation Piratbyran, but for the last five years it has been run by individuals.

Millions of files are exchanged using the service every day.

No copyright content is hosted on The Pirate Bay’s web servers; instead the site hosts “torrent” links to TV, film and music files held on its users’ computers.

What the Pirate Bay Verdict Could Mean For Google

By Soulskill on google-trends-should-be-interesting-to-watch

explosivejared writes “Forbes is running a story discussing the verdict in the Pirate Bay case and its implications on file sharing, specifically with regard to Google. The article points out what most people on Slashdot already realize: Google provides essentially the same service that the Pirate Bay does. The Pirate Bay case may be far from over, accounting for appeals, but the Pirate Bay’s assumption of being unchallengeable was shattered. The article raises the question of whether or not Google is untouchable in the matter. The story is quick to point out how the situation resembles a futile game of cat-and-mouse, but given how the Pirate Bay’s confidence was ultimately broken, is Google beyond reproach?”

EPIC Urges FTC To Investigate Google Services

By Soulskill on might-as-well-set-up-shop-at-the-googleplex

snydeq writes “The Electronic Privacy Information Center filed a 15-page complaint asking the FTC to force Google to stop offering online services that collect data until the presence of adequate privacy safeguards is verified.

The EPIC also wants Google to disclose all data loss or breach incidents, citing several incidents where data held by Google was at risk, the most recent of which occurred earlier this month with its Google Docs.

The EPIC complaint [PDF] also listed other security flaws in Gmail and Google Desktop, a desktop indexing program, and urged Google to donate $5 million to a public fund that will support research into technologies such as encryption, data anonymization and mobile location privacy.” EPIC has raised privacy concerns about Google before, and about Windows XP as well.

Read more of this story at Slashdot.

Do You Want Google To Have Access to Your Prescription Records?

By Ben Parr on google health

Google just got access to millions of prescription records, and most likely, so did you.

GoogleGoogle reviews announced today that CVS/pharmacy, one of the largest pharmacy chains in the U.S., has partnered with Google Health to provide patients online access to their prescription drug history through Google Health accounts. This is in addition to Walgreens Pharmacy, Meijer, Medco, and other national pharmacies.

If you purchased prescription drugs from any of these chains, Google can access that information in its never ending goal to organize the world’s information and make it accessible and useful. But is Google having access to private prescription drug information a step too far?

For those who have not used Google Health, it currently allows you to import your medical records from over a dozen pharmacies, medical centers, and health insurance providers. Once imported, you can review those records and keep them updated, with the help of Google and its partners.

With the CVS announcement, Google now has access to the detailed prescription history information of more than 100 million patients. In addition to allowing users to access their medical history, Google also says that it will use this information and partnerships for patient safety and increasing the efficiency of health care.

This same data is also very sensitive and personal. People with a history of mental conditions and embarrassing deficiencies may now have to worry about Google using that information in statistical analysis or more (prescription drug ads anyone?). And all of this is in addition to the information Google can import from medical devices like heart rate monitors.

Can Google do more good than harm with sensitive medical information, or is this infringing on the privacy of individuals? How Google uses this information is something everyone should watch. Let us know what you think in the comments.

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First he lied about beatin Lisa Raye.. then he lied about the embezzlement.

this is what happens when you marry a pirate, tryin to get a nugget..

His statement is so stupid, and so are the statements of the women who backed his thievin lyin woman beatin ass.. these heffas gonna have to retract all that gum now.

Lisa said he was spiraling out of control and asked folks to pay attention, but apparently her status as an actress made some folks a little apprehensive.

in an earlier post here, she reveals how he took her cash and used it, without her knowlege (click the link to see additional reporting and videos). He gets his finally.

BBC NEWS | World | Americas | Turks and Caicos PM resigns early.

Mr Misick is alleged to have built up a multi-million dollar fortune

The premier of the Turks and Caicos Islands has resigned after a probe found “clear signs” of corruption in the UK overseas territory, reports say.

Michael Misick, who has denied claims of selling Crown land for personal gain, will stand down a week early, according to the AP news agency.

The Foreign Office has said it will suspend much of the Turks’ constitution and hand power over to the governor.

The West Indies territory is a leading offshore financial centre.

‘Serious dishonesty’

Mr Misick, who previously promised to resign on 31 March, is alleged to have built up a multi-million dollar fortune since coming to power in 2003.

He was quoted by AP as saying that he was standing down early to allow his successor more time to form an administration – despite the announcement by the UK government that it will dissolve the territory’s cabinet and legislature.

This followed an interim report by a Commission of Inquiry – led by a retired British judge – which pointed to the “high probability of systemic corruption” in its administration.

It found “information in abundance pointing to a high probability of systematic corruption or serious dishonesty”.

It also concluded there were “clear signs of political amorality and immaturity and of a general administrative incompetence”.

The Governor will take control of the islands if the move is approved by MPs

In a written statement to UK MPs on 16 March, Foreign Office Minister Gillian Merron said a draft order would be put to the Westminster Parliament in the near future seeking a suspension of parts of the islands’ constitution and transferring powers to Governor Gordon Wetherell.

Mr Wetherell succeeded Richard Tauwhare in 2008.

Mr Tauwahre instigated the inquiry, but was criticised by the Foreign Affairs Select Committee for not acting sooner to tackle what it said last year was “a climate of fear” on the islands.

Thousands of foreign companies are registered in the islands, which have a population of about 30,000.

Once a dependency of Jamaica, the islands become a crown colony when Jamaica gained its independence in 1962.

Residents of the islands have British citizenship.

The Governor will take control of the islands if the move is approved by MPs

Self-government in the Turks and Caicos Islands, a UK overseas territory, could be suspended over allegations of incompetence and likely corruption.

The Foreign Office is threatening to suspend large parts of the Turks’ constitution and hand power over to the governor of the West Indies territory.

This follows a report which pointed to the “high probability of systemic corruption” in its administration.

Premier Michael Misick has faced allegations of corruption.

Mr Misick is alleged to have built up a multi-million dollar fortune since coming to power in 2003.

He has denied selling crown land for personal gain.

‘Political amorality’,

In a written statement to MPs, Foreign Office minister Gillian Merron said a draft order would be put to parliament in the near future seeking a suspension of parts of the islands’ constitution.

This follows an interim report by a Commission of Inquiry – led by a retired British judge – into allegations of corruption against members of the Turks’ Cabinet and Assembly.

It found “information in abundance pointing to a high probability of systematic corruption or serious dishonesty”.

It also concluded there were “clear signs of political amorality and immaturity and of a general administrative incompetence”.

The BBC’s diplomatic correspondent Paul Adams said if MPs approved the draft order, it would suspend the authority of the government and legislature, the House of Assembly, with powers being transferred to Governor Gordon Wetherell.

Mr Wetherell succeeded Richard Tauwhare last year.

Mr Tauwahre instigated the inquiry but was criticised by the Foreign Affairs Select Committee for not acting sooner to tackle what it said last year was “a climate of fear” on the islands.

‘Constitutional significance’

In her statement, Ms Merron said ministers had “formed the view” that significant action was required.

“This would be an act of constitutional significance in order to restore the principles of good governance,” she said.

The West Indies territory, which has a population of about 30,000, is a leading offshore financial centre.

Thousands of foreign companies are registered in the islands.

Once a dependency of Jamaica, the islands become a crown colony when Jamaica gained its independence in 1962.

Residents of the islands have British citizenship.

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Online fraudsters ’steal £3.3bn’

Credit card numbers and bank details are big sellers among hi-tech thieve

Hi-tech thieves who specialise in card fraud have a credit line in excess of $5bn (£3.35bn), research suggests.

Symantec calculated the figure to quantify the scale of fraud it found during a year-long look at the internet’s underground economy.

Credit card numbers were the most popular item on sale and made up 31% of all the goods on offer.

Coming in second were bank details which made up 20% of the items being offered on criminal chat channels.

The $5.3bn figure was reached by multiplying the average amount of fraud perpetrated on a stolen card, $350 (£234), by the many millions Symantec observed being offered for sale.

Similarly, the report said, if hi-tech thieves plundered all the bank accounts it saw being offered for sale they could net up to $1.7bn.

Beheadings in Guatemala jail riot

A fight between rival gangs in a Guatemalan prison has left seven prisoners dead, five of them beheaded, officials said.

Inmates at the Pavoncito prison, south of Guatemala City, displayed the heads of some of the dead prisoners, reporters who witnessed the scene said.

The violence broke out after a group of gang members was transferred to Pavoncito from another prison.

Violence is common in Guatemala’s overcrowded prisons.

The riot lasted about five hours before prison guards and police regained control of the prison.

The other two prisoners died in a hospital of gunshot wounds, said Guatemalan prisons system spokesman Rudy Esquivel.

“This is a dispute between prisoners belonging to different gangs, who bring their conflicts with them when they are locked up,” he said.

Inmates in Guatemalan prisons often have easy access to weapons and members from rival gangs are able to carry on their disputes behind bars

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Somali Islamists ‘hunt pirates’ – shouldn’t have taken a muslim owned ship.. oooo oooooo

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There are fears if the ransom is paid other super-tankers will be targete

Somali Islamist insurgents have begun searching for the pirates who hijacked a giant Saudi-owned oil tanker last Saturday, reports say.

A spokesman for the al-Shabab group, Abdelghafar Musa, said hijacking a Muslim-owned ship was a major crime and they would pursue those responsible.

The pirates are thought to be trying to obtain a multi-million dollar ransom.

The ship, the Sirius Star, is believed to be be anchored off the Somali port of Haradheere.

It has an international crew of 25 people and is carrying $100m (£67m) worth of crude oil.

‘Show of force’

“We are really sorry to hear that the Saudi ship has been held in Somalia,” Mr Musa told the Associated Press.

“We will fight them.”

Reports said Islamist fighters had descended on Haradheere in an apparent show of force, saying they were looking for the pirates.

“The Islamists arrived searching for the pirates and the whereabouts of the Saudi ship,” an unnamed elder in the port told Reuters news agency.

“I saw four cars full of Islamists driving in the town from corner to corner. The Islamists say they will attack the pirates for hijacking a Muslim ship.”

Another report suggested local militia and Shebab fighters had arrived in Harardhere in a move to position themselves for a share of any spoils.

“There are many militiamen who have arrived in the town and they want to get a share from the pirates if the ransom is paid,” Ahmed Abdullahi, a local elder, was quoted by AFP news agency as saying.

Meanwhile, Kenya reported on Friday that Somali pirates had been paid more than $150m (£101m) in ransoms in the past 12 months.

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Pirates ‘earned $150m this year’

There are fears if the ransom is paid other super-tankers will be targeted

Somali pirates have been paid more than $150m (£101m) in ransoms in the past 12 months, Kenya’s foreign minister says.

“That is why they are becoming more and more audacious in their activities,” Moses Wetangula said, urging the world to take urgent action.

He said it was affecting all countries involved in international trade.

Ninety-five attacks have been recorded off the Somali coast this year, including the recent capture of a Saudi tanker carrying a $100m cargo of oil.

A reported ransom demand of $25m (£17m) for the MV Sirius Star was denied by the company conducting the negotiations with the pirates on behalf of the tanker owners.

Shipping experts expect the demand to be much higher.

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Greek ship released by pirates

Somali Islamists ‘hunt pirates’

Pirates in Somalia have released a Greek-owned ship that was hijacked two months ago.

Greek officials say the tanker’s cargo of refined oil is intact and its 19 crew members are safe.

The owners of the MV Genius declined to say whether a ransom had been paid to the pirates.

In the past two weeks Somali pirates have seized eight vessels, including a huge Saudi tanker carrying $100m (£67m) worth of crude oil.

This high profile case has outraged the maritime industry and the international community have called for joint action against piracy.

Dangerous waters

“The pirates released the ship today and it is now sailing to freedom,” said Andrew Mwangura, the head of the East African Seafarers Association.

The Greek Merchant Marine Ministry says the 6,765 tonne vessel was on its way to the United Arab Emirates and is about 500m (800km) off the coast of Somalia.

Somali pirates seized the tanker on 26 September in the Gulf of Aden near the Horn of Africa, waters that are highly dangerous for shipping.

The MV Genius was hijacked on the same day as MV Favina, a Ukrainian ship that was carrying a cargo of tanks and weapons, and it is still being held by pirates.

Pirates based in war-torn Somalia regularly attack vessels plying major commercial shipping routes nearby.

This year here have been 95 attempts at capturing ships by pirates in the Gulf of Aden, 39 of which have been successful, according to maritime organisations.

Chinese Hacking of American Military Networks On the Rise

“China is stealing sensitive information from American computer networks and stepping up its online espionage, according to a US congressional panel. Beijing’s investment in rocket technology is also accelerating the militarization of outer space and lifting it into the ‘commanding heights’ of modern warfare, the advisory group claims. …

A summary of the study, released in advance, alleges that networks and databases used by the US government and American defense contractors are regularly targeted by Chinese hackers. ‘China is stealing vast amounts of sensitive information from US computer networks,’ says Larry Wortzel, chairman of the commission set up by Congress in 2000 to investigate US-China issues.” The full study addresses these issues and others relating to the US-China relationship (PDF).

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Worm Attack Prompts DoD To Ban Use of External Media

“The Pentagon has suffered from a cyber attack so alarming that it has taken the unprecedented step of banning the use of external hardware devices, such as flash drives and DVDs [...] The attack came in the form of a global virus or worm that is spreading rapidly throughout a number of military networks.”

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Police Cars To Transmit Real-Time Video

“In the first such system deployed in the country, police vehicles in Ponca City, Oklahoma will have wireless video cameras installed so precinct dispatchers and supervisors can monitor activities during traffic stops in real time, and quickly deploy additional officers and resources if necessary. The system to provide an added level of monitoring and protection for its force is part of a broadband mesh network comprised of more than 490 wireless nodes and gateways connected to 120 miles of fiber backbone that will provide coverage for approximately 30 square miles of the city.

The network will provide field communications for city services including police, fire and emergency, parks and recreation, public works and energy, but will also be used to provide free wireless internet access for all residents of the city. ‘The testing of this network showed that it was robust enough to handle not only municipal traffic, but also citizens’ traffic.’ said Mayor Homer Nicholson. ‘So the Ponca City Board of Commissioners voted to allow the extra internet access to be given to the citizens of Ponca City for free.’

The second phase of the project will expand the network and wireless coverage to more than 430 square miles surrounding the city with an estimated annual cost savings of over $1 million for city residents, who can discontinue their existing internet service. ‘Our goal is to be one of the most mobile communities in America, and this is a significant step in that direction,’ said Nicholson.”

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Fewer Than 1% Arrested From TSA’s “Behavior Detection”

“Fewer than 1% of airline passengers singled out at airports using the much vaunted ’suspicious behavior detection’ techniques are arrested, Transportation Security Administration figures show.

The TSA program, launched in early 2006, looks for terrorists using a controversial surveillance method based on behavior detection and has led to more than 160,000 people in airports receiving scrutiny, such as a pat-down search or a brief interview. It has resulted in only 1,266 arrests, often on charges of carrying drugs or fake IDs, the TSA said.

The TSA has not publicly said whether it has caught a terrorist through the program.” In related news, the odds of sanity coming to the TSA plummeted today when Schneier said he’s not interested in the top job there.

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