News tagged with illegal activities
Md. becomes first to OK password protection bill
(AP) -- Maryland is poised to become the first state to ban employers from demanding applicants or workers hand over their log-in information for social media sites like Facebook.
Apr 20, 2012 |
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China cracks down on wi-fi in public spaces
China has ordered public spaces offering wi-fi web access to install costly software to enable police to identify people using the service, state media said Thursday.
Jul 28, 2011 |
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Study examines why innocent suspects confess to a crime
Why would anyone falsely confess to a crime they didn't commit? It seems illogical, but according to The Innocence Project, there have been 266 post-conviction DNA exonerations since 1989 -- 25 percent of whic ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Feb 17, 2011 |
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Fighting crime with math: Model explains hot spots of illegal activity
(PhysOrg.com) -- Why are some neighborhoods plagued by break-ins while others nearby are relatively unscathed? Why do drug dealers hang out on that corner? And why is police intervention effective in some ...
Mar 22, 2010 |
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When good companies do bad things: Examining illegal corporate behavior
The more prominent and financially successful a corporation becomes, the more likely it is to break the law, according to a new study led by a Michigan State University scholar that challenges previous research.
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Nov 18, 2009 |
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Craigslist to drop 'erotic services' classifieds
(AP) -- A month after the killing of a masseuse who advertised on Craigslist, the classified ad site announced plans Wednesday to eliminate its "erotic services" category and screen all submissions to a new "adult services" ...
May 13, 2009 |
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US attorneys meet with Craigslist on ad concerns
US attorneys general met with Craigslist on Tuesday to discuss concerns that the free online classified service is being used to advertise prostitution.
May 05, 2009 |
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Ex-CEO of BetOnSports pleads guilty
(AP) -- The former chief executive of BetOnSports pleaded guilty Wednesday to federal racketeering conspiracy, admitting that the Internet company falsely portrayed Web-based gambling as legal and caused customers to lose ...
Apr 01, 2009 |
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