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U.S. Attorney General Resigns 845

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on Monday August 27, 2007 @09:52AM from the another-one-bites-the-dust dept.

willie3204 is one of many to mention that U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales has resigned. One of Gonzales' main opponents praised his decision stating that: "'For the previous six months, the Justice Department has been virtually nonfunctional and desperately needs new leadership,' said the Schumer statement. 'Democrats will not obstruct or impede a nominee who we are confident will put the rule of law above political considerations. We beseech the Administration to work with us to nominate someone whom Democrats can support and America can be proud of.'"

Comment Re:It is a no-win situation (Score 1) 304

by SkriptoR on Thursday February 22, 2007 @07:14PM (#18115786) Attached to: Human Nature Trumps Homeland Security

Isn't that the purpose of our foreign intelligence, so that the politicians don't have to act at one extreme or the other? At least when they do, they should have at least a slight bit of information regarding WHY they think the need to be warning the public or calming them.

XSS Vulnerabilities Reviewed and Re-Classified 142

Posted by CowboyNeal on Thursday June 22, 2006 @09:47PM from the breaking-and-entering dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Security Analysts at NeoSmart Technologies have revisited the now-famous XSS-type security vulnerabilities and attempted to re-classify their status as a security vulnerability. The argument is that XSS vulnerabilities are not a mark of bad or insecure code but rather a nasty but unavoidable risk that's a part of JavaScript - and that even then, XSS 'vulnerable' sites are no less dangerous or vulnerable at heart." Are they unavoidable, or just a symptom of lazy coding, or both?

Jack Thompson's Violent Game Bill Signed Into Law 368

Posted by Zonk on Friday June 16, 2006 @03:31PM from the happy-day-for-media-savvy-lawyers dept.

simoniker writes "Louisiana Democratic Representative Roy Burrell's HB1381 bill, covering violent videogames, has been signed into law by Governor Kathleen Blanco. The law takes effect immediately, the latest in a very long line of video game-related bills specific to one U.S. State. The measure proposed by HB 1381, which was drafted with the help of controversial Florida attorney and anti-game activist Jack Thompson, allows a judge to rule on whether or not a videogame meets established criteria for being inappropriate for minors and be subsequently pulled from store shelves. A person found guilty of selling such a game to a minor would face fines ranging from $100 to $2,000, plus a prison term of up to one year. Needless to say, the ESA will likely be mounting a legal challenge to this bill in the very near future."

Bearshare Shut Down by RIAA 269

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on Saturday May 06, 2006 @02:53PM from the another-one-bites-the-dust dept.

Pichu0102 writes "According to WebProNews, Bearshare has been shut down by the RIAA." From the article: " Online file-sharing service BearShare, along with operators Free Peers Inc., is packing it up due to a $30 million settlement with the recording industry. The conditions of the settlement were agreed to by the P2P company to avoid further copyright infringement litigation."

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