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CDR: Californians Must Report
by No User 20 Sep '00

20 Sep '00

Californians Must Report Attacks on Children New Law Inspired by Killing in Casino Restroom Sept. 19, 2000 By Randy Dotinga SACRAMENTO, Calif. (APBnews.com) -- Being a good Samaritan isnt voluntary anymore in the Golden State. A new law requires Californians to seek help if they see a young child being sexually attacked. If they dont, they risk spending time in jail themselves. The law, signed by Gov. Gray Davis during the weekend, was inspired by the 1997 killing of 7-year-old Sherrice Iverson in the restroom of a Nevada casino. David Cash, the best friend of killer Jeremy Strohmeyer, allegedly watched the assault but did not bother to contact police or help the victim. Cashs inaction and cavalier attitude about it sparked an outcry at the University of California at Berkeley, where he attended school. He was dubbed the "bad Samaritan." Do the right thing Assemblyman Tom Torlakson, a Democrat who represents a Bay Area district, heard about the Iversons death and wanted to find a way to prevent future incidents, said spokesman Robert Oakes. "He was struck personally not only by the tragedy but that the person who knew about it didnt say anything," Oakes said. "Thats just wrong." The law is an attempt to "encourage people to do the right thing," he said. Jail, fine possible Under the law, citizens must notify police if they witness a violent or sexual assault on a child under 14. Anyone who fails to do so faces a misdemeanor charge punishable by a maximum of six months in a county jail and a $1,500 fine. Witnesses do not have to report a crime if they feel they are themselves in danger. California already has a law that requires teachers, health-care providers, members of the clergy and others to report suspected child abuse. Opposition from defense attorneys According to Torlaksons office, the law was modeled after a similar statute in the state of Washington, which was enacted after a group of friends ignored the plight of a 21-year-old man who drowned in a drainage ditch after he was beaten. The new California law did encounter some opposition. Defense attorneys opposed it. So did an association of prosecutors who worried it might prevent some witnesses from testifying for fear that they may be prosecuted, Oakes said. The American Civil Liberties Union was worried about the bills scope at first but is happy with the final version, said ACLU state legislative director Francisco Lobaco. When they draft such bills, legislators need to make sure they do not target "people who happen to be in the wrong place at the wrong time," Lobaco said. "There should always be a sensitivity to making things criminal when there is no wrongful intent."

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by MIKE SESSIONS 20 Sep '00

20 Sep '00

Put your computer in to Safemod in startup, drag FoolProof to the Trash

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CDR: Altivore -- an alternative to Carnivore
by Phaedrus 20 Sep '00

20 Sep '00

http://www.networkice.com/altivore/default.htm It will be interesting to see what the FBI's response is. Ph.

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CDR: Washington, DC RSA patent expiration party TONIGHT
by Declan McCullagh 20 Sep '00

20 Sep '00

We may not be sponsored by a half-dozen dot coms, but we're going to have even more fun. :) If you're in the DC area, join us to toast the official end of the patent at midnight tonight. --Declan Peter Wayner and Declan McCullagh present The End of Patent 4,405,829 Party Wednesday, September 20, 2000 7 pm 'til the official end at midnight in Adams Morgan, Washington, DC Why: Some say that US Patent 4,405,829 suppressed a wonderful technology by giving one company a monopoly on an algorithm. Others say that the patent ensured that there was sufficient financial backing that helped develop the technology. RSA did use its legal rights under the patent to pressure Phil Zimmermann when he developed PGP. In any case, the debate is now over. Come celebrate the algorithm developed by Ron Rivest, Adi Shamir and Len Adleman that gave us privacy and authentication for the web. To RSVP and for directions, email declan(a)well.com or pcw(a)flyzone.com

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CDR: RIAA seizures
by A. Melon 20 Sep '00

20 Sep '00

Funny, the article doesnt say how the pirates subverted the encryption in order to make copies. Oh, you dont have to. Listening, Kaplan? RIAA Behind More "CD-Pirate" Busts 09-18-00 GARLAND, TEXAS, U.S.A., 2000 SEP 18 (NB) -- By Steven Bonisteel, Newsbytes. The music industry announced what it called more successful raids on businesses alleged to be counterfeiting music compact discs using personal computers and CD-R technology. The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) said today that it pointed authorities in Texas to two businesses in Garland where CD-R equipment for burning CDs was found along with piles of allegedly completed counterfeits. The RIAA said searches at both locations were executed Sept. 14. A month ago, the RIAA announced similar raids on the home of a New York man and at a residence and a business in Phoenix. In those raids, thousands of apparently copied music CDs were found. This month, the RIAA said, members of the Texas Department of Public Safety, tipped off by the RIAAs anti-piracy unit in Texas, executed a search warrant at Garland retail store Kode Red and seized three CD-R towers containing a total of 12 eight-speed CD-R burners 898 allegedly pirated labels and 373 allegedly pirated CDs. The RIAA said the 12 CD-R burners had the capability to produce up to 720 CD-Rs every eight hours. At that rate, it said, the value of the output would be some $4 million a year. <snip> http://sg.dailynews.yahoo.com/headlines/technology/article.html?s=singapore…

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CDR: Re: CueCat tells tales...
by A. Melon 20 Sep '00

20 Sep '00

"Anyone who used DCs CueCat software has had their information stolen from the DC servers! This comes from an e-mail being sent in by zillions of people warning them (and also apologizing by giving a $10 gift certificate)." http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=00/09/18/1129226mode=nested

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CDR: pc image-doctoring
by A. Melon 20 Sep '00

20 Sep '00

University Inserts Black Student Among Whites in Photo The Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Hoping to illustrate its diverse enrollment, the University of Wisconsin at Madison says it doctored a photo on a brochure cover by inserting a black student in a crowd of white football fans. "We did it in this one instance, and it really was an error in judgment," University publications director Al Friedman said Tuesday. ..snip.. http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGAZQFNWCDC.html

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CDR: READRITE FORMS FIBER OPTICS COMPANY!!!!!!!
by LISTMEMBER--＠yahoo.com 20 Sep '00

20 Sep '00

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CDR: Re: Another privacy-compromising ecommerce bid
by A. Melon 20 Sep '00

20 Sep '00

>Your recent email message to QUALCOMM has not been delivered due to the >attachment it included. QUALCOMM does not allow email with certain types of Wait .. these people MAKE e-mail software ? Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

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CDR: PGP Key-signing Party (fwd)
by V. Alex Brennen 20 Sep '00

20 Sep '00

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 - ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Fri, 15 Sep 2000 14:21:41 -0400 (EDT) X-Loop: openpgp.net From: John Sheehy <jes(a)e-techservices.com> To: dog(a)gainesville.fl.us Cc: V Alex Brennan <vab(a)metanet.org> Subject: PGP Key-signing Party Will be September 22, 6pm-9pm at the Salty Dog with the key-signing activities starting promptly at 7pm. e-TechServices will be providing the first $100 of beer. Instructions for preparation and more informtation are available here: http://www.e-techservices.com/events/pgpkeysignparty.html Please forward this to anyone, who may be interested in attending. - -John - ------------ Output from gpg ------------ gpg: Signature made Fri Sep 15 14:21:58 2000 EDT using DSA key ID 94C3B7F0 gpg: Good signature from "John Sheehy <jes(a)e-techservices.com>" -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.2 (GNU/Linux) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iD8DBQE5yNzUeodYZhzLhvURApArAJ44k3b8GtgQinS2F/3tHfRnsaVy0gCePoc5 n58fErsyxC/2Xm+asXlO1qI= =5Mgt -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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