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[ NNSquad ] The Rutgers Webcam Suicide Verdict
The Rutgers Webcam Suicide Verdict 19-year-old Dharun Ravi has been found guilty on most counts associated with the webcam spying on his Rutgers roommate, who committed suicide. This is a complicated case but since it involves webcams and privacy, many people have been asking me about it. For now I will refer both to a Slate article regarding the verdict: http://j.mp/FOdyWm (Slate) and my original G+ posting earlier today on this topic, that has generated some spirited debate in the comments: http://j.mp/wr3k2W (Google+) In short, while Tyler Clementi's suicide is a tragedy, I am concerned that the escalation of this matter from webcam spying by a college student into the realm of "hate crimes" is inappropriate. Details in the G+ thread. Your comments are welcome, of course. --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein (lauren@vortex.com): http://www.vortex.com/lauren Co-Founder: People For Internet Responsibility: http://www.pfir.org Founder: - Data Wisdom Explorers League: http://www.dwel.org - Network Neutrality Squad: http://www.nnsquad.org - Global Coalition for Transparent Internet Performance: http://www.gctip.org - PRIVACY Forum: http://www.vortex.com Member: ACM Committee on Computers and Public Policy Lauren's Blog: http://lauren.vortex.com Google+: http://vortex.com/g+lauren / Twitter: http://vortex.com/t-lauren Tel: +1 (818) 225-2800 / Skype: vortex.com _______________________________________________ nnsquad mailing list http://lists.nnsquad.org/mailman/listinfo/nnsquad