Implications of the Myspace Suicide case

Robert Graham raises some interesting points about the Myspace bullying/suicide case. He suggests that sometimes our personal views can cloud our judgment, leading to a bending of the law. Consider if he might be right. Accounts of jury reactions are noted elsewhere.

When reading about this case, try to think if the punishment achieves one of the four goals and consider the aftermath and what it might mean for you in the future.

Myspace Passwords

Here are a couple of articles about Myspace password analysis:

Bruce Schneier's blog

Brian Kreb's blog

They also talk about a few exploits that were used to obtain the account names and passwords.

There was a recent case about a stalker who harassed Amor Hilton on Myspace.

Also, don't think that you are safe just because you have a ``Private Profile.'' Weaknesses in the Myspace website allowed access to people's private pictures and information. Myspace had known about the flaw for sometime, but still hadn't fixed it.