Submission + - Journalist arrested over poor Facebook security (brisbanetimes.com.au) 1
CuteSteveJobs writes: Yesterday Australian Journalist Ben Grubb was arrested by Police at an IT Security Conference after an article Grub wrote about vulnerabilities in Facebook's privacy controls was published on Fairfax media websites. Grubb was later released, but Police have confiscated his iPad.
Late last month Police tried to force fellow Fairfax journalist Linton Besser into revealing who leaked information about corruption. At the time Fairfax Editor Peter Fray called it an unprecdented attack on the freedom of the press. Australia has no explicit right to free speech and lacks shield laws to protect investigative journalists from having to reveal sources.
Late last month Police tried to force fellow Fairfax journalist Linton Besser into revealing who leaked information about corruption. At the time Fairfax Editor Peter Fray called it an unprecdented attack on the freedom of the press. Australia has no explicit right to free speech and lacks shield laws to protect investigative journalists from having to reveal sources.
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http://www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/facebook-breakins-police-say-receiving-photo [smh.com.au]