contributed by jandrews
Emmanuel Goldstein has retained the services of New York lawyer Martin Garbus in his case against the MPAA regarding his posting of DeCSS to his web site. Garbus has defend such luminaries as Lenny Bruce, Timothy Leary, and George Wallace. He has won all 20 of his arguments before the Supreme Court. Garbus plans to argue that DeCSS is an innovation in interoperability, and therefore protect under the "fair use" principle of the First Amendment.

"There is little question in my mind this persecution of hackers is, in many respect, analogous to the Communist red-baiting of yore. They are being unfairly maligned, and stigmatized, without due cause." - Martin Garbus

Village Voice

contributed by Evil Wench
A virus making the rounds of Asia is very similar to Melissa but has a subject of "I Love You". The fast spreading virus has already hit several dozen businesses in Hong Kong clogging their email systems.

Wall Street Journal - via ZD Net

contributed by Code Kid
Q security hole in Quake III could leave users vulnerable to internet attack while they play the game. The hole could allow a malicious server operator to overwrite any file on a client system. Id Software was notified of the issue by Internet Security Systems, Inc. who held off on announcing the hole until Id Software could issue a patch.

ZD Net

contributed by Evil Wench and root66
Federal and State law enforcement agencies ordered 20% more wiretaps last year on cell phones, pagers, fax machine, and email. The total number of wiretaps ordered last year was 1,350 of which only 30% where the traditional 'bug' hidden in a wall or clamped onto a phone line. The rest where done digitally at the phone station or by eavesdropping in electronically.

USA Today
US Courts

contributed by n0body
Georgia law now allows parents to record juveniles telephone and email communications if they believe the child is involved in criminal activity or otherwise in danger. (And what about the person who the child is talking to, do they have any rights?)

APB Online