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Book Banning Over Industrial Espionage Fears

Many of Germany’s top companies are blocking access to Facebook and other social networking sites over fears of industrial espionage and other security concerns, according to a new report. Business weekly Wirtschaftswoche said that many companies on the Dax-30 blue-chip index saw an unacceptable risk posed by employees using such sites at work. (more) …not to mention the financial drain of social notworking.

By on 02/11/2010

"Crito, we owe a rooster to Asclepius. Please, don’t forget to pay the debt."

Greece is having a Patriot Act moment, drafting legislation that would break down privacy laws and significantly increase police power. But their catalyst is debt, not terrorism.

Draft legislation obtained by The Katimerini would create government agencies to regulate tax evasion, entitlement issues and use of public property. Police officers in these departments would have unprecedented power to eavesdrop on suspects’ conversations and communications and to disguise their identity in pursuit of a suspect.

This would be a major change for a country known for strict privacy laws, according to The Katimerini. (more) (sing-a-long) (Socratic drink)

By on 02/11/2010

Are whack jobs bugging our Hollywood Actors?

Actor Randy Quaid (aka General George S. Merlin, “Bug Buster”) and his wife, Evi… were in Canada seeking political asylum over their stated fears they would be “whacked” if they returned to Hollywood… they fled to Canada to escape the so-called “star whackers” – a cult that is bugging their phones and hacking their computers.

“They’re absolute businessmen. It’s the mafia; it’s organized crime,” said Mrs. Quaid… The couple has said this “mafia” is behind eight celebrity, including Heath Ledger, deaths in the last 5 years. (more) (trailer)

By on 02/11/2010

Don’t tell Mrs. Quaid. It will just upset her.

John McTiernan, director of the movie “Die Hard,” was sentenced to one year in prison for lying about his association with a private investigator, Anthony Pellicano, to illegally wiretap a movie producer. (more)

By on 02/11/2010

Hoist by a Voicemail Petard

Employees at a CBS affiliate in Anchorage left an accidental voicemail for an aide to GOP Senate candidate Joe Miller in which they discussed and laughed about the possibility of reporting on the appearance of sex offenders at a Miller rally. And they chatted about responding with a Twitter alert to “any sort of chaos whatsoever” including the candidate being “punched.”
 
Jerry Bever, general manager for KTVA, said in a statement that a call to Miller spokesman Randy DeSoto to discuss the candidate’s planned appearance on a newscast wasn’t disconnected after the conversation ended. The call took place during a KTVA staff meeting to plan coverage of that evening’s Miller rally in downtown Anchorage. (more)

By on 02/11/2010