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Watchdog wants global drive against online child abuse

April 17, 2008 2:53 AM PDT

Internet Watch Foundation finds 3,000 sites that peddle abusive images of children and says countries need to work together to fight the problem.
(From Reuters)

New York City subpoenas creator of text messaging code

March 30, 2008 6:59 PM PDT

Creator of mass text messaging system used to aid protesters during 2004 Republican National Convention is resisting releasing data on its users.
(From The New York Times)

Police Blotter: Murderer nabbed via tracking, Web search

March 20, 2008 7:44 PM PDT

Husband's death is discovered through a vehicle-tracking device and a search for "decomposition of a body in water."

Police Blotter: Armed robbers nabbed through text messages

February 25, 2008 9:00 PM PST

Court doesn't agree with armed-robbery defendants, who say police need a judge-signed court order to obtain archived text messages.

Belgrade smash 'n' grab becomes YouTube hit

February 23, 2008 1:15 AM PST

Video of two young women looting stores during rioting in the Serbian capital draws scornful comments on video site.

Police Blotter: E911 rules aid police in tracking cell phones

February 9, 2008 12:14 AM PST

Court order lets Homeland Security obtain precise location data from T-Mobile about customer's movements in real time.

Police Blotter: Intoxilyzer code must be disclosed

January 29, 2008 8:26 PM PST

Appeals court rules that Kentucky driver facing DUI charges based on a closed-source breath alcohol reading can inspect the source code.

Australian government revs up license plate cameras

January 21, 2008 5:19 PM PST

National rollout could take one to four years, depending on response to a study now under way and how long it takes to secure funding for the project.

FBI takes biometrics database proposal to U.K.

January 16, 2008 2:15 PM PST

The agency's proposed "server in the sky" database would share biometric data on the world's most-wanted criminals.

Data-center worker sabotages Calif. power grid

December 17, 2007 7:11 PM PST

An unhappy computer technician admits trying to shut down part of California's power grid in an attempt to get back at his boss.

Police Blotter: Can Circuit City techs legally peruse files?

December 14, 2007 4:13 PM PST

After retailer allegedly discovers contraband on man's PC, he asks judges to say results of search can't be used as evidence.

Lessons learned from Kim tragedy

December 6, 2007 10:40 PM PST

One year later, the death of CNET's James Kim has led to advances in search-and-rescue techniques and a better grasp of how cell phones can save lives.
Video: Remembering James Kim

How to hinder, not help, social networks

December 4, 2007 12:00 PM PST

iMega chairman Joe Brennan says digital innovators face increased risks because of politically motivated short-term fixes by state governments.

Police swoop in on New Zealand botmaster

November 30, 2007 4:37 PM PST

The suspect, seized as part of the FBI's Operation Bot Roast, is alleged to have had illegal control over 1 million computers.

The decline of Black Friday

November 26, 2007 7:59 PM PST

Where's the pepper spray? People just aren't fighting for holiday bargains like they used to.

Police Blotter: Dot-com swindler goes to prison

November 21, 2007 4:27 PM PST

Appeals court upholds verdict, revokes bail for church elder convicted of bilking dot-com IPO investors out of their life savings.

Police Blotter: Can a cell phone camera intimidate a witness?

November 16, 2007 10:16 PM PST

Court rules that trial defendant committed crime when pretending to photograph an undercover officer with his cell phone.

Police Blotter: Did blogging juror affect DUI trial?

November 9, 2007 5:03 PM PST

Court of appeals upholds conviction of drunk driver who asked for a new trial because of a juror's blogging.

Police Blotter: Is computer-generated pornography illegal?

November 2, 2007 8:33 PM PDT

Utah jury delivers guilty verdict after being told "computer-generated images" of nude minors are illegal--despite Supreme Court ruling.

Law enforcement's tech tester

October 30, 2007 1:31 PM PDT

Cdr. Charles "Sid" Heal of the LA Sheriff's Department is the go-to guy for cutting-edge gadgets that may someday shape police work.
Photos: High-tech crime fighting