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Submission + - NZ Politician accused of hiding Kimdotcom's donations (nzherald.co.nz)

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vik

on Friday April 27, 2012 @11:51PM

vik writes: "Kim Dotcom well remembers splitting an NZ$50,000 payment into two to help MP John Banks hide the money under the limit for anonymous donations. John Banks claims amnesia, and this is not the first bout of donation-induced memory loss he has suffered from. If convicted, he will lose his seat in NZ's Parliament. But NZ has recently been very flexible in changing its laws to suit big business, so the outcome is far from certain. Meanwhile, negotiations are beginning to free up the legitimate data trapped on Megaupload's site by the authorities."

Submission + - NZ Politicians accused of hiding Kimdotcom's donations (nzherald.co.nz)

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vik

on Friday April 27, 2012 @10:51PM

vik writes: "Kimdotcom well remembers splitting an NZ$50,000 payment into two to help MP John Banks hide the money under the limit for anonymous donations. John Banks claims amnesia, and this is not the first bout of donation-induced memory loss he has suffered from. If convicted, he will lose his seat in NZ's Parliament. But NZ has recently been very flexible in changing its laws to suit big business, so the outcome is far from certain."

Submission + - Judge Say Kim Dotcom May Never Be Tried, Let Alone Extradited (nzherald.co.nz)

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vik

on Friday April 20, 2012 @10:22PM

vik writes: "As Megaupload's Kim Dotcom's megafarce trial continues, the New Zealand Herald reports that his alleged offence not only falls below the threshold for extradition, but also the warrant may not be properly served. "My understanding as to why they haven't done that is because they can't. We don't believe Megaupload can be served in a criminal matter because it is not located within the jurisdiction of the United States," says Megaupload's lawyer Ira Rothken.

Not surprisingly, Kim Dotcom has a few choice words to say about having his business trashed this way, with 220 jobs lost, and millions left without access to their legitimate data."

Submission + - Kimdotcom seizures illegal (nzherald.co.nz)

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vik

on Sunday March 18, 2012 @02:59AM

vik writes: "So Kimdotcom's goods were seized with a warrant that has been declared invalid by the court. Looks like Kiwis aren't very good at following instructions from the USA, eh?"

Submission + - On The Trail of A Fake Virus Scammer (pastehtml.com)

Submitted by vik on Tuesday February 08, 2011 @07:14PM

vik writes: A sysadmin of my acquaintance recently received a phone call from "Computer Maintenance" purporting to be on behalf of Microsoft, and smelt a rat. The scammers want you to visit supportvirtual.com ( or perhaps curingyourpc.com ) and want remote access to your computer, to install malware, your credit card or both. This is how he tracked Rajat Kumar Jain of JARS services to his lair.

Submission + - Microsoft's bulk deal with New Zealand Collapses (computerworld.co.nz)

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vik

on Monday May 25, 2009 @09:25PM

vik writes: "The 3-year whole-of-government deal that Microsoft has been establishing with the New Zealand government since 2000 has collapsed, opening the doors to the wider use of Open Source software in government. The NZ State Services Commission (already a prize-winning user of Open Source) says in a statement that it "...became apparent during discussions that a formal agreement with Microsoft is no longer appropriate". Having lost their discount, individual government departments will now have to put their IT requirements out to tender individually."

Submission + - Meteorite destroys warehouse in Auckland, NZ (nzherald.co.nz)

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vik

on Saturday December 13, 2008 @06:06PM

vik writes: "According to local media, multiple eye witnesses are reporting that a meteorite crashed into a warehouse in Auckland, New Zealand last night, setting it on fire. The warehouse roof was destroyed but no nearby buildings were damaged and there was only one minor casualty — a man who happened to be inside the building at the time. The fire service have not yet made an official announcement."

Submission + - Kiwis Attack US Spy Base (stuff.co.nz)

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vik

on Tuesday April 29, 2008 @06:18PM

vik writes: "A New Zealand peace group called Anzac Ploughshares attacked the Waihopai spy base, deflating one of the two large satellite domes with sickles. After disabling this part of the Echelon network, members — including a Dominican friar — "built a shrine and knelt in prayer to remember the people killed by United States military activity"."

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