Crime in the Suites

Crime in the Suites

HBGary emails show Morgan Stanley was victim of Aurora attacks - V3.co.uk - formerly vnunet.com

HBGary emails show Morgan Stanley was victim of Aurora attacks - V3.co.uk - formerly vnunet.com

Confidential Communique: SEC Charges Rajat Gupta - CNBC.com

Confidential Communique: SEC Charges Rajat Gupta - CNBC.com: "SEC Charges Rajat Gupta - CNBC.com"

Confidential Communique: The Sending of Emails & Text Messages is The Real ...

Confidential Communique: The Sending of Emails & Text Messages is The Real ...

Confidential Communique: Chiesi, Galleon Insider-Trading

Confidential Communique: Chiesi, Galleon Insider-Trading

Confidential Communique: SEC Insider Trading Charges - CNBC.com

Confidential Communique: SEC Insider Trading Charges - CNBC.com: "SEC Insider Trading Charges - CNBC.com"

Confidential Communique: Inside SEC's Insider Charge - CNBC.com

Confidential Communique: Inside SEC's Insider Charge - CNBC.com: "Inside SEC's Insider Charge - CNBC.com"

Confidential Communique: Wall St. Reacts to SEC Charge - CNBC.com

Confidential Communique: Wall St. Reacts to SEC Charge - CNBC.com: "Wall St. Reacts to SEC Charge - CNBC.com"

Confidential Communique: Insider Trading: SEC Charges Former Goldman Board ...

Confidential Communique: Insider Trading: SEC Charges Former Goldman Board ...: "Insider Trading: SEC Charges Former Goldman Board Member With Insider Trading - CNBC"

Confidential Communique: Blackberry Text Messages Evidence

Confidential Communique: Blackberry Text Messages Evidence

Confidential Communique: Web Tools for Repression

Confidential Communique: Web Tools for Repression

Confidential Communique: The Galleon Fund

Confidential Communique: The Galleon Fund: "Andrew Michaelson, one of the principal SEC lawyers investigating the case, testified that in September 2006 the agency launched an inside..."

Confidential Communique: Morgan Stanley hit by China-based hackers -report ...

Confidential Communique: Morgan Stanley hit by China-based hackers -report ...: "Morgan Stanley hit by China-based hackers -report - CNBC NEW YORK, Feb 28 (Reuters) - Morgan Stanley experienced a 'very sensitive' break-i..."

Confidential Communique: 'Inside Job': Rampant Conflicts of Interest, Crony...

Confidential Communique: 'Inside Job': Rampant Conflicts of Interest, Crony...

Confidential Communique: Madoff email warnings on show in lawsuits against ...

Confidential Communique: Madoff email warnings on show in lawsuits against ...: "Madoff email warnings on show in lawsuits against Citigroup and JP Morgan - CFO World"

Confidential Communique: Opposition wants Oda emails - Politics - CBC News

Confidential Communique: Opposition wants Oda emails - Politics - CBC News: "Opposition wants Oda emails - Politics - CBC News"

Confidential Communique: House Extends Controversial Parts of Patriot Act

Confidential Communique: House Extends Controversial Parts of Patriot Act: "A Federal Agent Can Seize Your Corporate Emails Without A Search Warrant or Judicial Review. Confidential Corporate Communications Are Under..."

Confidential Communique: Revenge Still Sweet As Anonymous Posts 27,000 More...

Confidential Communique: Revenge Still Sweet As Anonymous Posts 27,000 More...: "An act of revenge has turned into a high-minded campaign against unscrupulous corporate and government activities–that is if you believe a g..."

Confidential Communique: HBGary CEO Also Suggested Tracking, Intimidating W...

Confidential Communique: HBGary CEO Also Suggested Tracking, Intimidating W...: "WikiLeaks and its inner circle of supporters may not have been the only targets of a group of security firms that offered to take on the sec..."

Confidential Communique: ChamberLeaks: Pro-Chamber Conspiracy Illicitly Scr...

Confidential Communique: ChamberLeaks: Pro-Chamber Conspiracy Illicitly Scr...: "ThinkProgress has previously revealed how Hunton & Williams — a top law firm working for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce — solicited three ..."

Wall Street Fights New Whistleblower Law - CNBC

Wall Street Fights New Whistleblower Law - CNBC

Confidential Communique: Insider Trading: Intercepted Texts in Trading Prob...

Confidential Communique: Insider Trading: Intercepted Texts in Trading Prob...: "Insider Trading: Intercepted Texts in Trading Probe Read Like Caper Movie - CNBC"

Hedge Fund Pros Charged With Insider Trading - CNBC.com

Hedge Fund Pros Charged With Insider Trading - CNBC.com

Nasdaq Told to Keep Cyber Attacks Under Wraps - CNBC

Nasdaq Told to Keep Cyber Attacks Under Wraps - CNBC

Confidential Communique: Anonymous Ready To Dump More HBGary E-mails, Launc...

Confidential Communique: Anonymous Ready To Dump More HBGary E-mails, Launc...: "Anonymous used to be all about disrupting the Web sites of companies that helped block WikiLeaks’ funding. Now it’s starting to act like Wik..."

Using Greed—and Lots of Cash—to Fight Greed - CNBC

Using Greed—and Lots of Cash—to Fight Greed - CNBC

UBS Whistleblower Finds Himself in Federal Prison - CNBC

UBS Whistleblower Finds Himself in Federal Prison - CNBC

Wall Street Whistleblowers Ready to Cash In - CNBC

Wall Street Whistleblowers Ready to Cash In - CNBC

Confidential Communique: Anonymous Hacks Security Firm Investigating It; Re...

Confidential Communique: Anonymous Hacks Security Firm Investigating It; Re...: "A U.S. security firm that claimed to have uncovered the real identity of Anonymous members responsible for a recent spate of web site attack..."

Facebook Must Explain Privacy Practices to Congress

Analysis: Congressmembers say they want answers regarding Facebook’s data disclosure.

Facebook's plan to give developers access to users' addresses and phone numbers has not gone over so well with many, and now the heads of the House of Representatives' Privacy Caucus want answers. The feature only lasted three days as the social networking site decided to suspend it pending a better (and less controversial) option.

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Zuckerberg IM's Won't Help Facebooks Privacy Issues

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his company are suddenly facing a big new round of scrutiny and criticism about their cavalier attitude toward user privacy.

An early instant messenger exchange Mark had with a college friend won't help put these concerns to rest.

According to SAI sources, the following exchange is between a 19-year-old Mark Zuckerberg and a friend shortly after Mark launched The Facebook in his dorm room:

Zuck: Yeah so if you ever need info about anyone at Harvard

Zuck: Just ask.

Zuck: I have over 4,000 emails, pictures, addresses, SNS

[Redacted Friend's Name]: What? How'd you manage that one?

Zuck: People just submitted it.

Zuck: I don't know why.

Zuck: They "trust me"

Zuck: Dumb fucks.

Brutal.

Could Mark have been completely joking? Sure. But the exchange does reveal that Facebook's aggressive attitude toward privacy may have begun early on.

Since Facebook launched, the company has faced one privacy flap after another, usually following changes to the privacy policy or new product releases. To its credit, the company has often modified its products based on such feedback. As the pioneer in a huge new market, Facebook will take heat for everything it does. It has also now grown into a $22 billion company run by adults who know that their future depends on Facebook users trusting the site's privacy policy.

But the company's attitude toward privacy, as reflected in Mark's early emails and IMs, features like Beacon and Instant Personalization, and the frequent changes to the privacy policy, has been consistently aggressive: Do something first, then see how people react.

And this does appear to reflect Mark's own views of privacy, which seem to be that people shouldn't care about it as much as they do -- an attitude that very much reflects the attitude of his generation.

After all, here's what early Facebook engineering boss, Harvard alum, and Zuckerberg confidant Charlie Cheever said in David Kirkpatrick's brilliantly-reported upcoming book The Facebook Effect.

"I feel Mark doesn't believe in privacy that much, or at least believes in privacy as a stepping stone. Maybe he's right, maybe he's wrong."



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Calif. juror ordered to turn over Facebook posts

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – A California judge has ordered a juror to turn over Facebook messages he posted during the trial of several alleged gang members.

Sacramento Superior Court Judge Michael Kenny said Friday that Arturo Ramirez could face jail time if he doesn't give Facebook permission to disclose the postings within 10 days.

Defense attorneys had requested the disclosure to determine whether Ramirez was influenced by any outside communication.

The five alleged gang members were convicted last year in the 2008 beating of a man at a gas station. They have yet to be sentenced.

Ramirez's posts allegedly characterized the evidence as "boring" and revealed he was on the jury.

His attorney says the judge's order an invasion of privacy and told the Sacramento Bee that he planned to appeal.

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Information from: The Sacramento Bee, http://www.sacbee.com

Secure Client Information Exchange: Madoff trustee: JP Morgan Execs Warned of Fraud

Secure Client Information Exchange: Madoff trustee: JP Morgan Execs Warned of Fraud: "NEW YORK (AP) -- E-mails and other internal documents show that executives at JPMorgan Chase were complicit in Bernard Madoff's massive frau..."

Secure Client Information Exchange: SURPRISE! Leaked Emails Show Fox News' Exec's Atte...

Secure Client Information Exchange: SURPRISE! Leaked Emails Show Fox News' Exec's Atte...: "Media Matters has uncovered even more internal Fox emails revealing a purported network-wide campaign to link Barack Obama to 'Marxists' and..."

Secure Client Information Exchange: Pakistan to cut BB services for foreign missions-s...

Secure Client Information Exchange: Pakistan to cut BB services for foreign missions-s...: "Pakistani authorities have asked mobile telephone operators to stop BlackBerry services to foreign missions in the country amid concern abou..."

Confidential Communique: Patterns of Misconduct: FBI Intelligence Violation...

Confidential Communique: Patterns of Misconduct: FBI Intelligence Violation...: "Excerpt: ......In response, the email service provider returned two CDs containing the full content of all emails in the accounts. The FBI ..."

Confidential Communique: As International Privacy Day is Celebrated, Govern...

Confidential Communique: As International Privacy Day is Celebrated, Govern...: "'Effective data protection is vital for our democracies and underpins other fundamental rights and freedoms.' - Viviane Reding, Vice-Preside..."

Confidential Communique: In U.S. courts, Facebook posts become less private...

Confidential Communique: In U.S. courts, Facebook posts become less private...: "(Reuters Legal) - It's the latest litigation tactic in the online age: U.S. lawyers are trying to mine the private zones of Facebook and oth..."

Confidential Communique: Grand jury probes what Edwards knew about spending...

Confidential Communique: Grand jury probes what Edwards knew about spending...: "WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal criminal investigation targeting John Edwards is examining how much the two-time presidential candidate knew abo..."

Confidential Communique: Civil Justice Reform - Law Firms - E-Discovery Ta...

Confidential Communique: Civil Justice Reform - Law Firms - E-Discovery Ta...: "Conclusion: Social networks are a relatively untapped discovery source that can contain a wealth of useful information. Because unsophistica..."

Confidential Communique: Lawyer Faces New Steps for Chevron's Subpoena

Confidential Communique: Lawyer Faces New Steps for Chevron's Subpoena: "(CN) - A lawyer who may be withholding documents subpoenaed by Chevron, which is challenging a $113 billion environmental lawsuit in Ecuador..."

Confidential Communique: Special counsel named to help in Tim Cahill probe

Confidential Communique: Special counsel named to help in Tim Cahill probe: "BOSTON — State Treasurer Steven Grossman says he has appointed a special counsel experienced in securities law enforcement to handle a feder..."

Confidential Communique: SEC looks at Cahill, Goldman Sachs link

Confidential Communique: SEC looks at Cahill, Goldman Sachs link: "The US Securities and Exchange Commission has delivered subpoenas to the state treasurer’s office in a wide-ranging request for documents co..."

Confidential Communique: Federal investigators seek Birmingham City Hall re...

Confidential Communique: Federal investigators seek Birmingham City Hall re...: "Federal investigators have ordered the city of Birmingham to turn over records related to a 2009 ordinance on electronic bingo and to a City..."

Confidential Communique: News International finds 'lost' emails that could ...

Confidential Communique: News International finds 'lost' emails that could ...: "A 'lost' hoard of emails sent by senior executives in Rupert Murdoch's newspaper empire at the height of the phone-hacking scandal has been ..."

Confidential Communique: Consolidated RICO Class Action Against BP Contains...

Confidential Communique: Consolidated RICO Class Action Against BP Contains...: "NEW ORLEANS (CN) - A newly consolidated RICO class action claims BP's 'cocksure behavior,' its history of safety violations, disregard for f..."

Confidential Communique: Prosecutors: New Detail in Galleon Case .

Confidential Communique: Prosecutors: New Detail in Galleon Case .: "NEW YORK—An unidentified banker at Wall Street firm Morgan Stanley allegedly leaked details of a merger involving Advanced Micro Devices Inc..."

Confidential Communique: Renewing the Patriot Act While America Sleeps

Confidential Communique: Renewing the Patriot Act While America Sleeps: "Of course, there is no doubt that if we lived in a police state, it would be easier to catch terrorists. If we lived in a country that allow..."

Confidential Communique: In Messages, Lobbyist Says DeLay Pressed for Donat...

Confidential Communique: In Messages, Lobbyist Says DeLay Pressed for Donat...: "WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 - Newly disclosed e-mail messages from the lobbyist Jack Abramoff show that he told an Indian tribe client that he was b..."

Confidential Communique: Abramoff Emails Show How Money Targeted to Republi...

Confidential Communique: Abramoff Emails Show How Money Targeted to Republi...: "Abramoff Emails Show How Money Targeted to Republicans Public Campaign Action Fund"