Australian Journalist Arrested, Released After Detailing Facebook Flaws 200
CuteSteveJobs writes "Yesterday Australian journalist Ben Grubb was arrested by police at an IT Security Conference after an article Grubb wrote about vulnerabilities in Facebook's privacy controls was published on Fairfax media websites. Grubb was later released, but police have confiscated his iPad. Late last month police tried to force fellow Fairfax journalist Linton Besser into revealing who leaked information about corruption. At the time, Fairfax editor Peter Fray called it an unprecedented attack on the freedom of the press. Australia has no explicit right to free speech and lacks shield laws to protect investigative journalists from having to reveal sources."
Re:not to mention Geohot and Fail0verflow (Score:0, Insightful)
who were sued by Sony, in part, for posting a number on a website.
im sure you wouldn't mind an incriminating photo of you being posted then, after all it's just numbers posted on a website
Kill the messenger... (Score:4, Insightful)
...again! Because if you don't read/hear/see any problems, then they can be safely ignored. <massive sarcasm>
When will governments/law enforcement around the world accept that reponsible leaking of information is in everyones best interests (except the corrupt)?
(I guess the answer to that is: When governments/law enforcement cease to be corrupt.)
But I guess I'm preaching to the converted.
Re:Holy Alarmist Summary batman (Score:2, Insightful)
I think you're referring to New Zealand.
Australia's treatment of indigenous people is deplorable. (nb: i am an Australian)