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Entries in Confidential Source (3)
The High Cost of Protecting Confidential Sources
We’ve covered confidential source exposures on our blog in the past, but a recent case brings a particularly difficult aspect of confidential source protection to light. The case involves a USA Today reporter and her 2003 story regarding the letters poisoned with anthrax that were sent after 9/11 and resulted in 5 deaths. A federal judge has ordered the reporter to reveal her sources for that story to aid in a case against the government. The case was brought by one of the individuals named as a potential suspect in the anthrax letters investigation. The plaintiff was never charged with a crime but feels his privacy has been violated by the Justice Department’s and FBI’s disclosure of confidential info about him to reporters.
Marcia Sutton
in Media, Confidential Source
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Online Journalists Have Confidential Source Privileges
In a case recently decided by the 6th District Court of Appeals in California, online journalists were declared to have the right to the same confidential source protections offline journalists enjoy. The case was brought by Apple against several anonymous sources who allegedly revealed Apple’s confidential product development info to online journalists. In an effort to discover the identity of the sources, Apple also subpoenaed the bloggers’ Internet Service Providers to obtain any emails regarding the product leak.
Marcia Sutton
in Media, Claim Examples, Confidential Source
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Failure to Eliminate Metadata May Cause Confidential Source Breach
An article published recently in the Washington Post gives an in-depth look at the life of one hacker running botnets. While the article is fascinating in its own right, the most interesting part may be a photo published online, since removed, with the article.
Marcia Sutton
in Internet, Media, Security, Confidential Source
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