间谍?计算机犯罪? DOJ的演员反对维基解密创始人Julian Assange
起诉书将阿桑奇定义为“间谍”的“助手”和“教唆犯”,以便在维基解密网站上公布未经授权的机密信息披露。
起诉书将阿桑奇定义为“间谍”的“助手”和“教唆犯”,以便在维基解密网站上公布未经授权的机密信息披露。
“I’d like [Trump] to use his influence to get the charges dropped against Marty because of the nature of the whistleblowing, because Marty didn’t hurt anybody whereas the doctors at the hospital did hurt people and they’re not facing any charges.”
Published in partnership with Shadowproof. The wife of a jailed activist, who faces felony charges for a digital sit-in against the Boston Children’s Hospital website, demands President-elect Donald Trump use his influence to have the
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Lauri Love, who remains free on bail until September 16, has threatened to take his own life if U.K. courts send him to the U.S. to stand trial under the controversial Computer Fraud and Abuse Act.
Update (Sept. 16, 2016): On Friday, a British judge granted a U.S. court’s request to extradite Lauri Love, the alleged British hacktivist, despite an outpouring of support from those who hoped he would be able to remain in England. Love, who is accused of taking part in a hacking operation associated with Anonymous, fears he’ll face treatment
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Proposal also expands definition of a hacker. That’s a “dangerous idea,” expert says.
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Hackers and security personal attend Black Hat conference on Wednesday, July 31, 2013, in Las Vegas. Photo: Isaac Brekken/AP The Obama administration, currently engaged in a war of words with North Korea over the
Sen. Dianne Feinstein accuses CIA of interfering with committee’s investigation into the agency’s Bush-era torture program
Head of the Senate Intelligence Committee Sen. Dianne Feinstein on Tuesday accused the CIA of interfering with the committee's investigation into the agency's Bush-era torture program, including conducting an unauthorized "search" of the committee's computers and removing documents, in an effort to thwart a potentially "
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