Chris Hoofnagle Explains Best Computerworld, August 28, by Jaikumar Vijayan
http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9113757&intsrc=hm_ts_head
It’s reasonable for a company whose systems have been breached to make sure it fully understands the extent of what has happened before going public, said Chris Hoofnagle…. “The general rule is that one should not disclose the breach until its scope has been determined,” Hoofnagle said.
-Associated Press, August 24, by Stephen Ohlemacher
http://www.herald-dispatch.com/elections/x809657502/Dems-give-Michigan-and-Florida-full-voting-rights
Democrats hope the gesture will strengthen their standing in two important battleground states while ending a contentious chapter of the nominating process. “The only way we will be successful is if we are unified as a party and all Democrats know we are full partners,” said Chris Edley, Jr., a committee member from California who introduced the resolution to restore Florida’s votes.
-The Ledger, August 24, Lloyd Dunkelberger
http://www.theledger.com/article/20080824/NEWS/808240385&title=All_Fla__Delegates_in_Place
“The only way we will be successful is if we are unified as a party,” said Chris Edley, a committee member from California and a Berkeley law professor who once taught Obama.
The New York Sun, August 22, by Elizabeth Green
http://www.nysun.com/national/mystery-emerges-on-where-obama-stands-in/84433/?print=4139890221
“There is no education policy Svengali or Rasputin,” Mr. Edley said. “His approach has consistently been to try to ignore the politics and the factions and focus on sensible policies that have a basis in the research, and let the chips fall where they may.”
Press Democrat, August 21, by Nathan Halverson
http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20080821/NEWS/10644/1033/news&title=Google_claims_right_to_post_photos_from_private_land
Eric Biber … said California courts can be quick to enforce trespass laws. “The court system is often very protective of people’s rights to keep people off their land,” Biber said. “It may be hard for (Google) to avoid liability.”
PBS,Online NewsHour, August 20, by Talea Miller
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/science/july-dec08/arctic_08-20.html
“I don’t know of any treaty so widely supported,” said Caron. “It gives us procedures; it gives us common language and will facilitate greatly the U.S. advancing its own interests.”
KQED, August 20, by Peter Schuller
http://www.kqed.org (news story not online)
UC Berkeley School of Law Professor Dan Farber said the ruling won’t have a direct impact outside the Ninth Circuit, but it might have an indirect influence…. “If there are appellate circuits that haven’t considered this issue, it could be influential partly because of the author of the opinion.”
San Francisco Chronicle, August 20, by Tyche Hendricks
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2008/08/20/MNKN12DESI.DTL
“The interesting thing about these swing states in the Southwest is that they’re swing and the Latino vote is very strong,” said Obama adviser Maria Blanco…. “It could make a difference.”
San Francisco Chronicle, August 19, by Chip Johnson
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/08/19/BA9G12DCT1.DTL&hw=Chip+Johnson&sn=007&sc=188
Zimring said national crime statistics on burglary and robbery don’t ebb and flow based on the economy’s ups and downs. “Robbery makes no economic sense, but there is an emotional and recreational reward of dominating people,” Zimring said. It’s about power.”
San Francisco Chronicle, August 18, by Matthew B. Stannard
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/08/18/MNH312BTS1.DTL&hw=How+wardrivers+cruise+the+world+of+wireless+networks&sn=001&sc=1000
“I think most people would presume that you have permission to access that open network, that’s become the social norm. But it’s a little unclear what the law is,” said Jason Schultz…. “I think for most people, an open network is a nice neighborly thing to do. Everyone gets more access to information.”
The New York Times Freakonomics blog, August 11, by Ethan Leib
http://freakonomics.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/08/11/friendship-and-the-law-a-guest-post/
Perversely, if you take care of your friends when they most need you, you may be disqualifying yourself from accepting their largess…. There’s a lot to say about why we don’t want the law getting too involved in our friendships. But this is a simple way to help protect friends and encourage the care they can provide for one another—and more cheaply than Medicare, to boot.