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Modern divorce: Wiretapped teddy bears, $120,000 in finesAcrimonious divorce and custody battle. Mom puts a digital recorder in a teddy bear. The recorded material is not allowed in the custody proceedings. The bear also recorded conversations when the child was not present. Those are violations of Federal wiretapping laws. Judge awards 6 people $10K each, times 2 (Mom and her Dad, who participated in setting things up) - $120K.
Poll Technica: Facebook, take it or leave it?We know that Ars has the most technically savvy readership around, and we're curious to know how much you have bought into the Facebook hype.
I'm an addict 3.06% (622 votes)
I check it often 18.64% (3,787 votes)
I use it occasionally 23.32% (4,738 votes)
I have an account but never visit 18.04% (3,666 votes)
I don't have an account 36.93% (7,504 votes)
Total Votes: 20,317
Sexting: can 14-year-olds be child pornographers?
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Poll Technica: Facebook, take it or leave it?We know that Ars has the most technically savvy readership around, and we're curious to know how much you have bought into the Facebook hype.
I'm an addict 3.06% (622 votes)
I check it often 18.64% (3,787 votes)
I use it occasionally 23.32% (4,738 votes)
I have an account but never visit 18.04% (3,666 votes)
I don't have an account 36.93% (7,504 votes)
Total Votes: 20,317
Sexting: can 14-year-olds be child pornographers?
[This entry was originally posted as http://syntonic-comma.dreamwidth.org/397620.html on Dreamwidth (where there are
comments).]