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Darkness Shrouds Arson in L.A., Killings in Tucson

Robert David Jaffee | Posted 03.05.2012

Read More: Privacy Laws, President Obama, Gun-Control, Harry Burkhart, Jared Loughner, Arson, Harry Burkhart LA Arson, Harry Burkhart Arson, Mental Illness Stigma, Mental Illness Violence, Politics News
Robert David Jaffee

I wonder why it is that we would "like" to associate violent crime with mental illness. Is it because we do not want to face the possibility that any "normal" person is capable of a heinous act?

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Teen's Livejournal Post Sparks Supreme Court Drama

technolog.msnbc.msn.com | Posted 01.02.2012

Read More: Freedom of Speech, Livejournal, Facebook Privacy, Privacy Laws, High School News, Avery Doninger, High School News

The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal involving a Connecticut high school student's use of the word "d-bags" (but spelled out) on her pers...

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Google Mapped Much More Than Addresses, Canada Finds

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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OTTAWA, Ontario — Canada's privacy commissioner said Tuesday Google broke Canadian privacy laws when it accidentally collected personal informat...

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School Webcam Spying Probe Prompts Lower Merion To Place Two On Paid Leave

AP | MARYCLAIRE DALE | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Public Schools, Civil Rights, Lanrev, Michael Perbix, Computers, Fbi, Privacy Laws, Privacy, Lower Merion School District, Carol Cafiero, Internet, Education, Pennsylvania, Penn Valley, Schools, School Laptops, Webcams, Philadelphia Inquirer, Technology News

PHILADELPHIA — Two information-technology workers at a suburban Philadelphia school district that secretly activated webcams on students' school...

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Search-Engine Keywords Violate Privacy Laws, Suit Claims

AP | DINESH RAMDE | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Adwords, Search Engine Keyword Lawsuit, Search Engine, Search Engine Lawsuit, Internet Privacy, Privacy Laws, Search Engine Keywords, Prviacy Online, Technology News

MILWAUKEE — A lawsuit in Wisconsin is bringing a fresh challenge to the practice of paying for keywords on Google and other search engines to bo...

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