Web Contract (EULA) Published to World

Can I publish legal terms on the web and declare them a contract that is binding on spammers who send me spam? Based in part on such contracts, Attorney Dan Balsam of California earns a living by suing spammers and collecting money from them.
http://legal-beagle.typepad.com/wrights_legal_beagle/2010/09/no-trespassing.html
in reference to:

"bound by the terms of the contract"
- Welcome  to  DanHatesSpam 

--Benjamin Wright

Legal Definition of Compromise

We have many laws requiring organizations to issue notices when data security has been breached. But system compromise is so common that we run the risk of seeing a "data breach" everywhere we look in IT systems. If we see too many breaches, then we flood constituents with confusing, unhelpful notices. http://hack-igations.blogspot.com/2007/09/definition-of-data-security-breach.html

in reference to:

"adversaries are going to go unnoticed on our networks"
- NSA: Assume Attackers Will Compromise Networks - Security - News & Reviews - eWeek.com (view on Google Sidewiki)

--Benjamin Wright

Obstruction of Justice or Harbinger of Transparency?

Could a mobile phone app be illegal if it warned users of police activity like a speed trap or a drug bust? "Obstruction of Justice" is the crime of intentionally doing something to impede or hamper a law enforcement activity or an official investigation.

South African legal authorities are taking legal action against a Twitter tweeter who warns motorists about speed traps: http://tech.slashdot.org/story/10/09/19/0110246/Criminal-Charges-Against-Speed-Trap-Tweeter

Swiss authorities have outlawed certain GPS devices that alert drivers of speed traps. http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070212/075138.shtml

The trend is for technology to shed more light and scrutiny on all police activities. Police must learn how to operate in a transparent world. http://hack-igations.blogspot.com/2007/12/people-in-authority-sometimes-abuse.html
in reference to:

"traffic information based on the wisdom of the crowd"
- Free GPS Navigation with Turn by Turn - Waze | (view on Google Sidewiki)

Update:   For more on mobile apps that might contribute to the crime of "obstruction of justice," seehttp://technolog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/05/25/6704362-police-on-radio-scanner-apps-thats-not-a-10-4

--Benjamin Wright

Privacy in Business Litigation

If executives can cleanly separate business use of a smart phone from personal use, they can better avoid subpoenas that demand access to their home and personal systems. http://legal-beagle.typepad.com/wrights_legal_beagle/2009/05/e-mail-records-on-home-computers-and-personal-blackberries.html

in reference to:

"a single phone to run two operating systems"
- VMware to virtualize Android smartphones for business users (view on Google Sidewiki)

--Benjamin Wright