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DOJ's stance on e-mail privacy might hamper prosecution in Palin hacking case, EFF claims

The U.S. Department of Justice's current position on a law governing electronic storage raises questions about how it might prosecute the hacker who accessed Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin's Yahoo e-mail account, according to the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF).

DOJ's e-mail privacy stance might hamper prosecution in Palin case, EFF claims

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Palin Hackers May Dodge Fedsvia DOJ Loophole

Could the hackers who infiltrated Republican vice presidential hopeful Sarah Palin's personal Yahoo account avoid prosecution thanks to a Department of Justice policy statement? Though federal law prohibits the unauthorized access of someone's e-mail account, the DOJ's interpretation of one particular case might only hold the Palin hackers accountable for accessing unopened messages, according to the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF).

Will The DOJ's Interpretation Of Email Privacy Make It Difficult To Prosecute Palin Email Hacker?

While plenty of folks are talking about the cracking of Sarah Palin's personal email account, the EFF is noting that the Justice Department's own interpretation of email privacy laws may actually make it difficult to prosecute the hacker under the most obvious statute, the Stored Communications Act. You see, since the DOJ would prefer that your email not be considered private, it has interpreted emails that you've opened, but not deleted, as not being subject to the SCA. That's thanks to a somewhat contorted reading of the law that suggests that an opened email is no longer considered either in temporary or intermediate storage -- nor is it considered saved for backup purposes. Those happen to be the two requirements under the law. Thus, if the hacker accessed emails that Palin had already read, the DOJ may have trouble using the SCA, sin

Why it's not a good idea for politicians to use personal e-mail accounts.

Sometime on Tuesday, an unknown hacker gained access to gov.palin@yahoo.com, an e-mail account that Sarah Palin has used for personal and possibly also state business in Alaska. The hacker posted the e-mail password to the /b/ group of 4Chan, a discussion site known as a haven for Web "trolls," and for a brief while, Palin was an open book. 4Chan readers trudged through her inbox, saving screen shots of her correspondence with friends and supporters, a list of her frequent contacts, and pictures of her family. Then, a good Samaritan reset Palin's password, triggering a Yahoo security measure that alerted Palin to the breach. Soon after, gov.palin@yahoo.com and another account Palin has reportedly used to conduct official business—gov.sarah@yahoo.

The Privacy Council Launches: 'Together We Can End SPAM, Junk Mail and Unsolicited Phone Calls'

The formation of a Global Privacy Council designed to set firm standards around online privacy has been announced today. In addition to bringing together industry leaders to protect personal privacy on the Internet, The Privacy Council provides a low-cost service for individuals who wish to be removed from the major junk mail, telemarketer and SPAM email lists. The Privacy Council's website also publishes regularly updated articles about the latest personal privacy and security issues.

FBI Searches Apartment in Probe of Palin E-mail Hacking

The FBI searched the residence of the son of a Democratic state lawmaker in Tennessee over the weekend looking for evidence linking the young man to the hacking of Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin's personal e-mail account, two law enforcement officials told The Associated Press. A hacker last week broke into one of the Yahoo e-mail accounts that Palin uses, revealing as evidence a few inconsequential personal messages she has received since John McCain selected her as his running mate.

Federal grand jury meets on Palin hacking case

As a federal grand jury convened to hear testimony about the hack of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's e-mail account, the lawyer representing the college student suspected of accessing Palin's messages called his client "a decent and intelligent young man" in a statement issued to the media today.

International Privacy Initiatives Sweep Industry Privacy Competition

ORLANDO, Fla. --(Business Wire)-- International privacy leadership projects swept the 6th annual HP-International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) Privacy Innovation Awards. Winners representing three continents were announced today at the IAPP Privacy Academy in Orlando, Fla. The three areas recognized for significant innovation include organization privacy awareness, consumer privacy education and identity management.

Sarah Palin's E-Mail Hacked, Personal Mail Posted

Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's e-mail account on Yahoo was apparently hacked and her messages and photos posted on the Wikileaks Web site. A hacker named "rubico" claimed responsibility for hacking the Republican vice presidential candidate's account. Despite media allegations, "rubico" said Sarah Palin's messages were not incriminating.

Tennessee man indicted for hacking Palin e-mail

Tennessee man indicted for hacking Palin e-mail Republican vice presidential nominee Alaska Governor Sarah Palin speaks during a rally in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, October 8, 2008. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

Palin Hacking Charge Flawed, Lawyers Say

"The problem with the case, lawyers say, is that the U.S. Department of Justice indictment handed down Tuesday uses circuitous logic. It essentially accuses Kernell, the son of Mike Kernell, a Democratic state representative from Memphis, of illegally accessing Palin's e-mail, in order to... illegally access e-mail."

[TECHNOLOGY] Spicebird: Open source e-mail done right

Web-based e-mail services may get most of the attention these days, but traditional desktop-based e-mail remains indispensable for most. That¡¦s in part because of history ¡X people are still accustomed to downloading their e-mail into a traditional application ¡X and in part because many have grown dependent upon the additional features that have come to be seen as essential to e-mail programs but are lacking in Web-based e-mail: contact management, calendaring, and more.

Palin's Yahoo e-mail account hacked

So here's the other reason why if you're, say, a public official, that you might want to use the official e-mail servers that are provided to you via taxpayer money. Because at least then when they get hacked, there's someone whom you directly control that you can blame for it. Yep, it was bound to happen. Now that Gov. Palin's Yahoo e-mail address has been plastered across the Internet -- her e-mail has finally (confirmed this time) been hacked.

Palin's private e-mail hacked, posted to 'Net

The activist group called "anonymous," best known for its jousts with the Church of Scientology, has apparently hacked into the private Yahoo e-mail account of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, the Republican candidate for vice president. Contents of that account, including two sample e-mails, an index of messages and Palin family photos, have been posted by the whistleblower site Wikileaks, which contends that they constitute evidence that Palin has improperly used her private e-mail to shield government business from public scrutiny, an issue that had already been raised by others.

Grand jury fails to level charges in Palin hack case

A Tennessee grand jury considering the Sarah Palin webmail hacking case completed its meeting on Tuesday without returning charges against the key suspect in the case, the student son of a state politician. Prosecutors said an investigation into the case remains ongoing.

Democrat's son held for hacking Palin's email

KNOXVILLE: The son of a Democratic Tennessee state lawmaker pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to hacking the e-mail account of Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin. David Kernell, 20, entered the plea in federal court in Knoxville, the same day prosecutors unsealed an indictment charging him with intentionally accessing Palin’s e-mail account without authorisation.

Palin's e-mail's hacking shows how easy it is to break into a web account

Washington, September 25: The recent hacking of U.S. Republican vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin's Yahoo e-mail account has raised fresh concerns over how easy it is to break into any web account.

Probe Underway Into Hacking Of Palin Private E-Mail

(RTTNews) - An investigation is underway into a break-in of Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin's personal e-mail account by a group of hackers calling themselves "Anonymous."

Man denies hacking Palin e-mail

The son of a Democratic politician has been indicted over the hacking of US Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin's e-mail account.

Man indicted for hacking Palin e-mail

A Tennessee man has been indicted for hacking into Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin's personal e-mail account, the Justice Department said on Thursday.

Tennessee man indicted for hacking Palin's e-mail account

David Kernell's indictment for hacking into e-mail account of VP candidate Sarah Palin carries maximum sentence of five years in prison and $250,000 fine

FBI Probes Hacking of Palin's E-mail

The FBI and Secret Service have launched a joint investigation into the apparent hacking of Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin’s private e-mail account after a widely-read Web site published screen grabs from it on Wednesday.

Update: Tennessee man indicted for hacking Palin's e-mail account

David Kernell's indictment for hacking into e-mail account of VP candidate Sarah Palin carries maximum sentence of five years in prison and $250,000 fine

Student charged with hacking Palin's e-mail

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- The son of a Democratic Tennessee state legislator pleaded not guilty yesterday to hacking the e-mail account of Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin.

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