Anonymity

Pennsylvania Court Refuses to Unmask News Website Commenters

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Thomas O'Toole at TechLaw points us to an anonymous speech decision issued last week by a federal court in Pennsylvania.  In McVicker v.

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The Rhythm Method: Sinking U-boats and Online Anonymity Through Typing Tendencies

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"If we walk without rhythm, we won't attract the worm.” – Dune; see also Weapon of Choice, Fat Boy Slim

Corporations are resurrecting a blast from the past in order to identify online users. And unlike earlier attempts to trace users, this method is behavioral. Get ready to go back to finger-pecking.

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Does This Look Infected to You? Government Virus as Counter-Proposal to FBI's URL Demands

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So here is a nice and scary development. It appears that the FBI wants Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to keep a log of the url's visited by consumers. Wait it gets better.

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Man Bites Dog: Prosecutor Pays a Price for Chasing Commenters

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When a dog bites a man, that is not news, because it happens so often. But if a man bites a dog, that is news. — attributed to  New York Sun city editor John B.

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Office Space Star Ron Livingston Sues Wikipedia Prankster, Community Norms At Issue

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Maybe I'm a big dork, but I think Office Space is a totally hilarious movie.  And based on his starring role in the film, I would assume that actor Ron Livingston has a pretty good sense of humor.  But apparently not so, at least when it comes to web 2.0 technologies and his personal life.

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Hipcheck16 Is No Turk 182 - But Anonymous Political Speech Is Sacred

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This one is a little disturbing.

Political Race Gets Nasty

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Swartz v. Does: Tennessee Court Says Couple Entitled to Unmask Anonymous Blogger

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A Tennessee state court ruled earlier this month that plaintiffs Donald and Terry Keller Swartz are entitled to discover the identity of the anonymous blogger behind the Stop Swartz blog who published critical statements about them and encouraged readers to post information on their whereabouts and activities.

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