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Day: October 12, 2011
U.S. Govt Pressing Google to Hand Over WikiLeak Supporter’s Email Info
The U.S. government has targeted a WikiLeaks volunteer using secret court orders that would force Google and Sonic, a small Internet provider, to hand over information from his email account, the Wall Street Journal reports.
The government is using the Electronic Communications Privacy Act to obtain a list of email addresses from Jacob Appelbaum, the 28-year-old developer behind the Tor Project Inc., a non-profit that helps people maintain their anonymity online. The order asks Google and Sonic to turn over information from Appelbaum’s email accounts on both services.
WikiLeaks, a controversial site that has previously published highly confidential government documents including thousands of secret U.S. files and diplomatic cables, suggests people use the Tor Project to maintain their anonymity when submitting information to WikiLeaks. Appelbaum has volunteered for WikiLeaks but has not been charged for any wrongdoing.
The Electronic Communications Privacy Act allows the American government to obtain information from people’s email accounts without a search warrant or notifying the person whose information is being taken. Many Internet companies (including Google and Sonic, which are involved in the Appelbaum request) have fought the act, claiming it is unconstitutional. Unlike a standard search warrant or request for information, the Electronic Communications Privacy Act only requires “reasonable grounds” that the information would be “relevant and material” to an investigation, WSJ reports.
Sonic fought the order and lost and Google declined to comment on the proceedings. However, both pressed to inform Appelbaum of the order.
The Electronic Communications Privacy Act predates the Internet’s widespread usage. It was passed in 1986 before the complex ways people use the Internet today could have been anticipated. Tech companies are lobbying Congress to update the law with more rigorous conditions.
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Microsoft launches Touch Mouse in India
Microsoft India launched ‘Touch Mouse; that it said “makes everyday tasks more fluid and intuitive by using natural gestures instead of clicks”.
Exclusively designed for Windows 7, it combines the virtues of the old familiar mouse with multi-touch gestures, the company said in a statement.
“It marries natural human gestures with the ability of an electronic mouse and helps click, flick, scroll, pan, tilt and swipe on Windows 7 seamlessly”, it said.
“A first of a kind in India, the Touch Mouse is soothingly captivating, given its fluid, rhythmic movements, seamless and unobstructed surface, and multi-functionality”.
According to the company, the Touch Mouse’s multi-touch functionality helps users navigate easier and faster with a flick of their fingers.
Priced at Rs 3,999, Touch Mouse is based on BlueTrack technology and is ambidextrous in design. Further, the mouse pad is made redundant as it can be used on all surfaces, except clear glass and mirrors, the statement said.
Satish Parreddi, Senior Category Manager Microsoft Hardware India, said, “This is the first time we’ve married the control and precision of a mouse with the interactivity that touch delivers on the PC”.
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