On Mon, May 19, 2008 at 10:22 AM, Brian Behlendorf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > Subject: Google Assists In Arrest Of Indian Man > > Link: http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/05/19/148208 > Posted by: CmdrTaco, on 2008-05-19 14:47:00 > > An anonymous reader writes "After a Google user posted a profane > picture of the Hindu saint Shivaji, Indian authorities contacted > Google to ask for his IP address. [1]Google complied. He was arrested > and is [2]reported to have been beaten by a lathi and asked to use the > same bowl to eat and to use in the toilet. Not surprisingly, Google is > a keen to play this down as Yahoo is being hauled over the coals by US > Congress for handing over an IP addresses and emails to the Chinese > Government which resulted in a Chinese democracy activist being > jailed." Readers are noting that these are 2 unrelated cases -- the > latter is several months old.
#include <notspeakingformyemployer.h> Frankly, I find RIM's recent handover of keys much more disturbing. See: http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2008/05/blackberry_givi.html "RIM encrypts e-mail between BlackBerry devices and the server the server with 236-bit AES encryption. The Indian government doesn't like this at all; they want to snoop on the data. RIM's response was basically: that's not possible. The Indian government's counter was: Then we'll ban BlackBerries. After months of threats, it looks like RIM is giving in to Indian demands and handing over the encryption keys." http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/Telecom/Govt_may_get_keys_to_your_BlackBerry_mailbox_soon/articleshow/3041313.cms Thaths -- Bart: We were just planning the father-son river rafting trip. Homer: Hehe. You don't have a son. Sudhakar Chandra Slacker Without Borders
