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WASHINGTON - A TENNESSEE university student has been indicted for hacking into a personal email account of Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, the running mate of Republican presidential candidate John McCain.
David Kernell, 20, turned himself in to the authorities in Tennessee after he was indicted by a federal grand jury and was to be arraigned before a magistrate, the Justice Department said in a statement.
It said Kernell was charged in a single-count indictment with gaining 'unauthorised access to Gov. Palin's personal e-mail account by allegedly resetting the account password' around September 16.
'Kernell allegedly read the contents of the account and made screenshots of the email directory, email content and other personal information.
'According to the indictment, Kernell posted screenshots of the emails and other personal information to a public website,' the Justice Department added.
Kernell's father is Mike Kernell, a Democratic state representative from Memphis, Tennessee. The elder Kernell has said he was unaware of the actions of his son, a student at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville.
The McCain campaign denounced the attack on Mrs Palin's private email as a 'shocking invasion of the governor's privacy'.
If convicted, Kernell faces up to five years in prison, a US$250,000 (S$366,955) fine and a three-year term of supervised release.
Authorities did not immediately set a trial date. -- AFP
GPS tracking for ERP good but address privacy issues
THE Land Transport Authority (LTA) recently clarified its proposal to replace Electronic Road Pricing (ERP) gantries with a system based on global positioning system (GPS) technology ('New ERP 'not based on time spent on road''; ST, Feb 9).
The idea is to introduce a fairer system that charges road users according to distance travelled along congested roads (that is, their contribution to traffic congestion). While such a system is potentially a fairer implementation of ERP, such technology has more far-reaching implications.
Doing away with the gantry system means the LTA will have the flexibility to levy ERP fees on any road that becomes congested. With sufficient refinement, such technology could be extended to catch people who speed, trespass, stop or park illegally.
The ability to track individual vehicles could also be used to assist the authorities in criminal investigations. Vehicles suspected of use in criminal activities could be tracked and a record of their movements used as evidence. This could deter potential criminals and reduce, in particular, the number of vehicle-smuggling and theft-related offences.
Road usage could be monitored to identify and predict congested roads islandwide. This could assist in traffic light control, urban planning and development.
Such studies could improve our understanding of vehicle usage and provide a more rational basis for regulations governing certificates of entitlement (COEs) and vehicle numbers.
GPS systems have proven beneficial for companies that want to track the movement of their delivery and passenger vehicles (for example, taxis) so as to provide security features, navigational assistance and booking services. Making this mandatory for all vehicles means motorists in general could benefit from similar software applications - whether they want to or not.
Apart from cost issues, which are likely to be significant, there are serious privacy issues that need to be considered since individuals' vehicles could be tracked and logged. This is set against the continued debate on the effectiveness of the ERP system.
The LTA needs to address such concerns and provide comprehensive information on the intended use and proposed implementation of the GPS system.
Google Earth threatens national security: Army chief He suggested that the matter should be handled jointly with other countries Monday, April 03,
NEW DELHI: Chief of the Indian army General J.J. Singh today said that high-resolution images of strategic defence facilities on Google Earth posed danger to national security and the matter would have to be tackled jointly with other countries.
Replying to a question on the images being easily accessible on Google Earth, he said, "To some extent it is dangerous to national security." He said the images could give "an advantage" to parties that did not have their own defence satellites.
"It is equally dangerous to all countries and will have to be jointly tackled by all countries," General Singh added.
He was speaking at the sidelines of a Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) seminar on the theme "Communications in the Tactical Battle Area". Gen. Singh and defence minister Pranab Mukherjee addressed the seminar.
Google Earth has put up on its website high-resolution satellite images of strategically sensitive air bases in northern India. Strategic installations of other countries, including Pakistan and the US, are similarly available on the site.
Last year, President APJ Abdul Kalam had also expressed serious concerns over the easily available images of defence sites on Google Earth.
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Jay Chou's latest album "Capricorn" hasn't been officially released yet, but his new album has been leaked online, yesterday the record company put out a statement expressing that after investigations, they've verified that there was indeed a case of theft and leaking, yesterday afternoon they called the police to deal with it. The record company appealed to fans to boycott the thieving actions of those people, respect the intellectual properties of artists and support original music.The record company JVR Music said that they were very regretful that the music was stolen and leaked, but the songs were leaked are not the final finished products and it's not the complete album. In order to protect the intellectual properties of artists and the interest of the fans, they've already phoned the police to handle this, they hope the investigators can catch the thief soon.JVR Music pointed out that to artists it is infringement on creative and intellectual properties when the final finished products are not finished yet for it to be exposed early; it's also disrespectful to fans who are supporting original music; and to the company and related companies, it has caused damage that's difficult to gauge. This article is translated by http://www.jaychoustudio.comThe record company appealed to fans to not download, to not spread the download of the leaked unofficial songs, to support official music and to patiently wait for the official release of the album.
助理被摄像机打头 周杰伦午夜飞车追狗仔
Reporters following him whenever he goes, and the camera hits his assisant, and he went to a car , to follow the reporter until the reporter gives an apology.
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Singer and actor Edison Chen Koon- hei, embroiled in an internet porn scandal, yesterday apologized to those who may have been affected by the posting of compromising nude photographs - and called on the public not to further circulate such pictures to allow the victims to heal their wounds.For the first time in the scandal, which purportedly involves Hong Kong pop and movie stars, Chen also confirmed he was assisting the police with their inquiries into the case. Chen's apology, which was contained in a video released by his lawyer, came as police said they had uncovered more than 1,300 pictures involving six women, two of whom had yet to be identified.In the video, Chen said he was "hurt, pained and perplexed" that a number of people's lives had been affected.He urged internet users not to transfer the pictures anymore so as to help those affected heal their wounds. He said he had been cooperating with police since the saga erupted but that he could not comment further since there was now the possibility the case could end up in court.Assistant Commissioner of Police (Crime) Vincent Wong Fook-chuen said the source of the pictures had been traced. But he would not confirm reports they had been taken from Chen's computer."The source of the case has been found. We believe very much that [it was] because of [someone taking his] computer for repairs and that others had, via illegal means, taken out the [obscene] information," he said.He added whether the pictures were authentic or not is now the focus of police investigation.The 23-year-old man arrested in Central last Saturday will be charged with the dishonest use of computers with criminal intent, which has a maximum penalty of five years' jail. The man will appear in Eastern Court today.Wong said of the six women found in the photographs, two were not known to them - but he was certain that no overseas artistes were involved. None of the women were named.People who had only transferred the obscene picture files to friends had not violated the law, but those who transferred them to the public - for example via internet web pages - were breaking the law, said Wong.He said there were three clauses relating to the possession of obscene material that constitute a violation of the law, namely: publishing obscene material; possession for publishing; and inserting obscene material for publishing. He also maintained the police had not used excessive manpower as the whole case had been handled by 19 men from the Commercial Crime Bureau.He said those unhappy with the eight-week detention of the first person detained in the case, 29-year-old Chung Yik-tin, can appeal through normal procedures.Wong said it may not be necessary for all those affected in the case to appear in court in the future, though the police will contact the six women "if there is a chance to do so."Wong urged anyone whose nude pictures had been posted on the internet to report to the police.
