Rebooting Computer Crime Law Part 1: No Prison Time For Violating Terms of ServiceSenate Committee Agrees That Violating Terms of Service Shouldn’t Be a Crime

Why Police Officers Lie Under OathTHOUSANDS of people plead guilty to crimes every year in the United States because they know that the odds of a jury’s believing their word over a police officer’s are slim to none.

Memo sets rationale to kill Qaida-linked citizensWASHINGTON (AP) – An internal Justice Department memo says it is legal for the government to kill U.S. citizens abroad if it believes they are senior al-Qaida leaders continually engaged in operations aimed at killing Americans. The document provides a legal rationale behind the Obama administration’s use of drone strikes against al-Qaida suspects.

Anonymous posts over 4000 U.S. bank executive credentials | ZDNetSummary: Anonymous appears to have published login and private information from over 4000 American bank executive credentials its Operation Last Resort, demanding US computer crime law reform. Following attacks on U.S. government websites last weekend, Anonymous seems to have made a new ” Operation Last Resort” .gov website strike Sunday night.

Swartz’s Girlfriend Shares Intimate Details Of His Last Days, Explains ‘Why Aaron Died’In a heartfelt tumblr, the girlfriend of fallen Internet activist, Aaron Swartz, explained why she thinks he committed suicide. After revealing intimate details of his seemingly chipper, curious lifestyle, Taren Stinebrickner-Kauffman argues that “I believe Aaron’s death was caused by exhaustion, by fear, and by uncertainty.

For First Time, Most Americans Believe Federal Government Threatens Personal FreedomsFor First Time, Most Americans Believe Federal Government Threatens Personal Freedoms Distrust of the U.S. government has reached an all-time high among Americans, a majority of whom now say Washington represents a threat to their personal freedoms. According to a new poll by the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press, 53% of respondents said the federal government threatens their own personal rights and freedoms. Those disagreeing numbered 43%.

National and World — GazetteXtraSEATTLE (AP) — An effort is building in Congress to change U.S. marijuana laws, including moves to legalize the industrial production of hemp and establish a hefty federal pot tax. While passage this year could be a longshot, lawmakers from both parties have been quietly working on several bills, the first of which Democratic Reps.

Iceland denies aid to FBI in WikiLeaks investigation – RTReuters / Toru Hanai Iceland refused to cooperate with an FBI investigation into WikiLeaks two years ago. The Icelandic Interior Minister said he ordered police to cease contact with the FBI, and made it clear their presence was not “well-seen” in Iceland.

‘US a police state, Obama consciously allows torture’ – CIA veteran John Kiriakou – RTTen years ago, the idea of the US government spying on its citizens, intercepting their emails or killing them with drones was unthinkable. But now it’s business as usual, says John Kiriakou, a former CIA agent and torture whistleblower.

NAPOLITANO: Can the Secret Service tell you to shut up?The First Amendment to the Constitution prohibits the government from infringing upon the freedom of speech, the freedom of association and the freedom to petition the government for a redress of grievances. Speech is language and other forms of expression; and association and petition connote physical presence in reasonable proximity to those of like mind and to government officials, so as to make your opinions known to them.

Justice for the PayPal WikiLeaks protesters: why DDoS is free speechThere is no weapon on the planet more powerful than speech. In recent years, the digital revolution has led to new and unique ways for people to express themselves, and speech has flourished around the world, bringing it closer together.

Anonymous: “Operation Last Resort: Not This Time. This Time There Will Be Change, Or There Will Be Chaos” – Washington’s BlogLast year the Federal Bureau of Investigation revelled in porcine glee at its successful infiltration of certain elements of Anonymous. This infiltration was achieved through the use of the *same tactics which lead to Aaron Swartz’ death.