Shortcomings and Challenges in the Restriction of Internet Retransmissions of Over-the-Air Television Content to Canadian Internet Users

My expert memorandum Shortcomings and Challenges in the Restriction of Internet Retransmissions of Over-the-Air Television Content to Canadian Internet Users was attached to the National Association of Broadcasters’ submission to Industry Canada in its 2001 evaluation of retransmission of commercial television content over the Internet.

Privacy & Security Violations at Buy.com

In October 2000, I noticed that buy.com‘s product return system allowed any Internet user to view prepaid UPS return labels intended for use by some 45,000+ Buy.com customers. Labels included customers’ names, addresses, and phone numbers. Buy.com has since fixed the problem, replacing the information with an error message, but I kept a sample of the data that was temporarily publicly accessible. See coverage of the story in major media.