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FBI Raids Security Researcher's Home
Sparr0 writes, "The FBI has raided the home of Christopher Soghoian, the grad student who created the NWA boarding pass site. Details can be found on his blog including a scanned copy of the warrant. The bad news is that he really did break the law. The good news is that Senator Charles Schumer did it first, 19 months ago, on an official government website no less. The outcome of this trial should be at least academically interesting. At best, it could result in nullifying some portion of the law(s) that the TSA operates under." Read on for Sparr0's take on what laws may apply in this case.
Boiling down some of the legalese, the charges (if any are filed) will be "conspiracy to knowingly present a false and fictitious claim upon or against the United States, or any department or agency thereof in violation of USC 18 (secs. 2, 371, 1036, 1343, 2318) and USC 49 (secs. 46314 and 46316) and 49 CFR (secs. 1540.103 and 1540.105)" (edited for brevity).
I sincerely hope that his actions will make us all a little safer.
It only helps that I'm an Indiana University alum myself.
Go Hoosiers! Beat the FBI, rah rah rah!
President George W. Bush signed today a new law limiting how much oxygen each american can consume per day. Anyone passing their limit must hold their breath for the time remaining until their next quota.
"For those who consider themselves unable to hold their breath for extended periods of time can now purchase 'air units' from the govermental environmental enforcement agency" stated president Bush after signing this historic bill into law.
When asked if anyone had any questions for him no one replied since all the news press seemed to have passed out on the floor and misteriously turning blue in the face.
I know this is sort of the long way around to coming to a point but it is this: When everything has been made illegal then everyone will always be breaking the law no matter what they do. It is only a matter of finding something even remotely plausable when some individual becomes bothersome for the powers that be to be able to but him or her away somewhere.
A bad analogy is like a leaky screwdriver.
And gun manufacturers are "aiding in the commission of a crime" when someone murders someone else with a gun, right?
My other car is first.