Someone found a way to check their application status early, told everyone else, then everyone got busted:
CNN.com – Stanford rejects hacker applicants – May 30, 2005
HBS To Reject Snooping Hopefuls
In a statement, Clark called the prospective students’ actions “unethical at best—a serious breach of trust that cannot be countered by rationalization.”
Unethical? Serious breach of [...]
Court Overturns Arthur Andersen Conviction
Apparently this was some shady accounting company that was helping out the even shadier Enron. Once again the real criminals (billions) serve the least time.
Big brother is at it again, trying to get back its ability to muscle ISPs into handing over user data to combat terrorists. Shady. This was struck down not too long ago by a federal judge that ruled part of the Patriot Act unconstitutional.
Wired News: Big Brother Tries to Muscle ISPs
This reminds me [...]
To prevent iPod users from easily copying vast libraries of songs from computer to computer, Apple forbids tracks from being moved off the iPod — songs can only be put onto the iPod…[but] Someone who keeps music on her computer at work could fill up her iPod with tracks, take it home and copy the [...]
Looks like while the Gov’t is looking out for 133t connections only, someone else (besides Systems) is out there protecting n00bs.
Vigilante hackers use Old West tactics for cyberspace justice – Yahoo! UK & Ireland News
“We are in the process of creating a cultural rupture between a younger generation that uses the technologies that companies and societies have made available, such as the iPod, file download software, peer-to-peer networks, etc.,” Judge Dominique Barella told Wired News. “It’s like condemning people for driving too fast after selling them cars that go [...]
According to the government, the third Star Wars prequel was available through Elitetorrents.org more than six hours before it was first shown in theaters, and was downloaded more than 10,000 times in the next 24 hours.
And a bunch of idiots still stood in line for days to see the film, which broke box-office records. [...]
Man. Looks like a lot of people are gonna lose their Internet connection if this ever goes through.
Wired News: FTC Would Kill the Messenger
