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Female Cop Gets $1 Million After Colleagues Trolled Database to Peek at Her Pic

Anne Marie Rasmusson, in her police uniform, during the time she says fellow officers were violating her privacy. Photo: Courtesy of City Pages A former police officer who filed invasion of privacy suits after...

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Monday, November 5th, 2012 Net News No Comments

Minneapolis police pushing for more license plate data privacy

Minneapolis maintains a massive database of license plate records. Andrew Bain A Minneapolis municipal committee is now advocating on behalf of local police for a change in Minnesota’s state law concerning the right...

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Friday, November 2nd, 2012 Net News No Comments

Judge: Third trial against P2P user Jammie Thomas will go ahead

The first file-swapper to take her copyright infringement case all the way to a verdict will have a remarkable third trial next month. Jammie Thomas-Rasset has fought the RIAA through four years, two...

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Friday, October 22nd, 2010 Net News No Comments

Want 50Mbps Internet in your town? Threaten to roll out your own

Regional telco TDS Telecommunications last week issued a press release announcing a major milestone for the company: 50Mbps service over fiber optic cable to residents of Monticello, Minnesota. The Minneapolis suburb became one...

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Wednesday, October 28th, 2009 Net News No Comments

RIAA v. Jammie Thomas, round two: an in-depth preview

Accused file-sharing defendant Jammie Thomas and the RIAA will meet again in Minneapolis this month for a retrial of the only such case to reach a jury verdict. When they meet, the two...

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Thursday, June 4th, 2009 Net News No Comments