That would be it ;-) marc > Oh, according to Wikipedia it is illegal to "disclose information > received to other persons" when using a police scanner. > > marc garrett wrote: > >> New York man accused of using Twitter to direct protesters during G20 >> summit. >> >> Elliott Madison arrested by FBI and charged with using social networking >> site to help demonstrators evade Pittsburgh police. >> >> About 5,000 protesters are estimated to have taken part in >> demonstrations in Pittsburgh during the G20 summit. Photograph: Brian >> Blanco/EPA >> >> A New York-based anarchist has been arrested by the FBI and charged with >> hindering prosecution after he allegedly used the social networking site >> Twitter to help protesters at the G20 summit in Pittsburgh evade the police. >> >> Elliot Madison, 41, from Queens, had his home raided and was put on >> $30,000 (£19,000) bail after he and Michael Wallschlaeger, 46, were >> tracked to the Carefree Inn motel in Pittsburgh during the summit on 24 >> and 25 September. >> >> The pair were found sitting in front of a bank of laptops and emergency >> frequency radio scanners. They were wearing headphones and microphones >> and had many maps and contact numbers in the room. >> >> Official police documents allege the two men used Twitter messages to >> contact protesters at the summit "and to inform the protesters and >> groups of the movements and actions of law enforcement". >> >> In all, almost 200 protesters were arrested during the two-day summit, >> which brought world leaders to Pittsburgh to discuss the global economic >> meltdown and other matters of common financial interest. >> >> About 5,000 protesters were estimated to have taken part in >> demonstrations in the city. >> >> more... >> http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/oct/04/man-arrested-twitter-g20-us/print >> >> _______________________________________________ >> NetBehaviour mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour >> > _______________________________________________ > NetBehaviour mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour
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