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Legal threat, defamation from Italy and Germany [closed]
I run a groups/forums site that is open for all and covers a bunch of interests, similar to Google Groups. Now apparently I have started to receive several "I will sue you" mails from people in Euro ...
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Staff using login details that do not belong to them, is it legal in a PCI compliant system? [closed]
I've got a current problem at work (i'm an IT manager) whereby users are logging into some of our systems using an account which is actually someone elses.
We have to be PCI compliant (you should ...
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Granting access to user's file store without their knowledge or consent [closed]
As a system administrator, if you were asked to facilitate access to your users' file store so that a director could look at what types of files are being stored, what would your response be?
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Can my employer force me to backup my personal machine? [closed]
Here's the background:
Approximately 1.25 years ago, the company I work for was acquired by a larger 400 person company. Before acquisition (and today still) we are all remote employees using our ...
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Legalities of freelance security consultant (SQLi) [closed]
Over the years I've gained a large amount of experience in Programming (my main occupation) and server admin, and as a result have a fairly decent backing in security practices. I'm also pretty good ...
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Site name questions [closed]
I'm creating a website on German cars. No issues with it, since it's basically a PHP site, and let's say for the sake of argument, there are no server issues.
However, I plan to call it "autohaus" ...
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Legal IT documents
I have been wondering this past week because my big boss told me to start keeping track of all the things I have fixed, how to fix them, etc. Which is reasonable and have been doing anyway. But then ...
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Is it legal to install WIndows 7 Professional (OEM) on VMWare?
I recently heard that Microsoft allow you to install OEM version of windows 7 into Virtual Machine. I'm not 100% sure whether it is true or not and would like to re-confirm with you guys.
FYI, I have ...
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Exchange 2010 - Need to gather emails for a court subpoena
We've been subpoenaed to send all emails exchanged with a couple different individuals for a court case.
How would I go about doing this in an Exchange 2010 environment?
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Legal Hold Exchange 2010 [closed]
Does Legal Hold monitor specific things to ensure that everything in a mailbox is tracked when it is enabled?
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Danger in running a proxy server? [closed]
I currently have a home server that I'm using to learn more and more about servers. There's also the advantage of being able to run things like a Minecraft server (Yeah!).
I recently installed and ...
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How to minimize the risk of employees spreading critical information? [closed]
What's common sense when it comes to minimising the risk of employees spreading critical information to rivalling companies?
As of today, it's clear that not even the US government and military can ...
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What are the “least legally restrictive” well-connected countries to host a website?
NB: I am aware that this question is subjective, as it can't be defined precisely, but the answers should still be "objective": Country name, and what makes it legally safer.
EDIT: A) I am located in ...
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On what grounds can a company sue their sysadmin [closed]
Our IT Manager is about to leave and most of his sysadmin duties are being given to me. I am unprepared for this role but I have little choice in the matter.
If in the future through incompetence or ...
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Could/Should you be held liable for server vulnerabilities?
Is there precedent in North America or elsewhere where a server administrator was held accountable for leaving a server vulnerable?
For example, if there is a known exploit in IIS - Microsoft issue ...
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Legal reasons not use Home Basic / Home Premium in a business [closed]
Possible Duplicate:
Can you help me with my software licensing question?
Is there any legal reason why you can't use the Home versions of Windows 7 or Vista in a business environment?
The ...
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For how long do I need to store the logs?
I will soon be running an internet-based public service which will physically be hosted in the UK on a virtual server. The virtual server is provided by the ISP. I was wondering if there is/are any ...
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Is there a version of Debian-Lenny that is legal for export from the US?
I wanted to bundle my application in a Debian-Lenny Virtual Machine so others could download it and run it without having to configure anything. However, I don't want to have to worry about US legal ...
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How can I search Microsoft Exchange?
I have a Microsoft Exchange server 2007 running on Windows 2003 R2. I need to search everyone's emails for legal discovery purposes. I'd like to do this in some centralized fashion with ...
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How do I prove two files are the same legally?
We had someone steal some files before quitting and it has eventually come down to a lawsuit. I've now been provided with a cd of files and I have to "prove" that they are our files by matching them ...
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Legally what happenes if I install a cracked version of MSSQL Enterprise Server [closed]
I have a dedicated server in the US. Of course the server provider offers lots of MSSQL Plans to install on the server. But I'm short on money so what happens if I install a cracked version on my ...
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Promote site without violating SPAM laws
Does anyone know of a site or reference for ways to promote an e-commerce site without breaking any spam laws. I've recently built a new site and I'm not sure what is and is not allowed.
Thanks for ...
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Is it legal to save user passwords in clear text? How can I convince my client to avoid it?
Is it legal (US and EU) to store user passwords in clear text (i.e. of a website)? Is there any law about how passwords should be stored?
I have a client that wishes to have passwords stored in the ...
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Legal questions regarding SSH banner [closed]
I have read from several sources that having an adequate SSH banner set may aid in prosecution of intruders in some jurisdictions. I was just wandering if there was any truth to this, and what ...
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Can software licenses be resold? [closed]
Possible Duplicate:
Can you help me with my software licensing question?
As there are some license that I have finished using (such as Adobe Photoshop, Microsoft Office, 3D Studio, Autodesk ...
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How to prevent users filesharing on an openvpn network (all traffic redirected through tunnel set to on)
I'm in the process of setting up an openvpn service for fellow friends (10 - 50) who live in remote countries and would like to get access to various websites. I've got it working great for me but ...
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Remote Access Without Explicit Permission: Convenience or Liability?
For outsourced professional IT remote support, one habit most new technicians get into is the "instead of getting the user to start up remote support each time, I'll go ahead and install LogMeIn / ...
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Recovering an old website
I have a client with an old website that somebody setup for him long ago. The guy who set it up is unreachable, so how do we go about trying to take it over? A WHOIS lookup got us some contact ...
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Microsoft Licensing Scenario/Questions [closed]
Possible Duplicate:
Can you help me with my software licensing question?
I am a member of a team developing a third party application (APP) that listens for and services connections from ...
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What is your email retention policy?
Drafting up an email retention policy for our MS Exchange 2003 system. Curious as to what other people have as a policy -- how many days to keep online, delete, etc. Thanks!
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Legalise: What is a “live operating environment” (EULA)?
In the Windows 7 RC EULA, what is meant by "use ... in a live operating environment"?
I don't know if I am "in a live operating environment" or not. Has anyone encountered this question before?
In ...
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Where is a good place to find a good SLA agreement?
I would like to find a website that provides example service level agreements (SLA). Anyone know where I can find good examples?
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What legal gotchas should a sysadmin be familiar with?
What legal issues should you research as a sysadmin to avoid you, or your employer, being accused of negligence, or of violating privacy, etc?
While laws vary from country to country and state to ...
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Any tips for planning a (self-inflicted) software audit?
How do you check that the software at your site is licensed? Have you come up with any tips to minimize effort?
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Are email disclaimers valid or worthwhile?
My organization automatically attaches an email signature for all employees' outgoing messages. The signature contains onerous warnings and disclaimers that sound very official and imply all kinds of ...
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What does the arxiv.org anti-bot “search and destroy” actually do?
The lanl.arxiv.org math and scientific preprint service (formerly known as xxx.lanl.gov) has a strict policy against bots that ignore its robots.txt, Robots Beware. On that page, the have a link ...
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How do you get started on creating a custom Windows CD?
How do you get started on creating a custom Windows CD?
And additionally,
Do you need another license to be able to create a custom Windows Installation CD (of course, using a legitimate copy of ...
