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The iPhone Leak Gets Ugly: Police Raid Gizmodo Editor’s House, Confiscate Computers

Wow. Last week, Gizmodo published a massive scoop when they got their hands on what is mostly likely the next iPhone. At the time there was plenty of talk about the legality of Gizmodo’s actions (as they admitted to paying $5000 for the device). Now Gizmodo has just published a post saying that editor Jason Chen had four of his computers and two servers confiscated last night by California’s … (News Source: TechCrunch - 20:28:00)

Comment: State oppression machine vs. environmentalists - next stop, Samara?

MOSCOW - Police in the Southwest Russian city of Samara raided the office of Sergei Simak, head of the Samara regional branch of the International Socio-Ecological Union (SEU) earlier this month, confiscating documents and Simak’s computer on uncorroborated, on-the-spot suspicions of using unlicensed software. (News Source: Bellona Foundation - 03:10:09)

Perry’s border camera program costs $153,800 per arrest

The Texas Border Watch Program - the web-based border camera surveillance project Gov. Rick Perry launched in 2006 - is meeting its goals for the first time since its inception. But that’s only because the targets have been scaled back so… (News Source: The Monitor - 23:44:33)

Sex on the cell: Parents, beware

Detective Gene Shantz has never picked up a teenager’s cellphone without seeing some kind of sticker, glittery doo-dad orstylish carrying sleeve attached. (News Source: Arizona Daily Sun - 05:21:26)

Israel’s iPad Ban Over Wi-Fi Baffles, Angers Tech Lovers

The Israeli Ministry of Communications has banned Apple’s iPad in Israel. Does the tablet’s wi-fi conflict with military communications? Or is the country trying to protect some other interest? (News Source: Time Magazine - 19:09:06)

Don’t Shoot The Breeze

The abuse of power committed against James Madison University’s student newspaper, The Breeze, sets a troubling precedent for the police-student newspaper relationship. (News Source: The Cornell Daily Sun - 17:36:36)

Israel Not Alone - Princeton University Limits iPads

Follow Israel news on and . Israel-bashers have had a field day panning the Israeli government’s ban on importing IPads, but now Princeton University agrees that the gadgets can interfere with other devices and communications systems. (News Source: Israel National News - 13:19:49)

Check It Out

(IsraelNN.com) Israel-bashers have had a field day panning the Israeli government’s ban on importing IPads, but now Princeton University agrees that the gadgets can interfere with other devices and communications systems. (News Source: Israel National News - 13:19:09)

Gambling virus mutates, pokes holes in legislation

Travel agents say when the ban on gambling took effect in Russia last year, the demand for quite expensive tours to the United States - Las Vegas, first and foremost - soared immeasurably. (News Source: Itar-Tass - 05:11:34)

Perry Border Cameras Cost - $153,800 Per Arrest

The Texas Border Watch Program - the web-based border camera surveillance project Governor Rick Perry launched in 2006 - is meeting its goals for the first time since its inception. But that’s only because the targets have been scaled back so dramatically that the program hardly resembles the wide-reaching virtual border neighborhood watch Perry initially promised. (News Source: CBS 11 Dallas - Fort Worth - 17:15:08)

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