Interesting Facts

The High Court in the UK has ruled that Bloggers do not have the right to keep their identities secret. (A judge ruled that bloggers had no "reasonable expectation" to anonymity because "blogging is essentially a public rather than a private activity". I can see the day when you have to prove your ID before you're allowed to get any web presence.)

In the United States, lawsuits against bloggers have been doubling every year since 2004. (According to the Media Bloggers Association, around 15 million dollars have been made in judgments against them to date. Oh and don't think you can hide behind "Annonymous" the technology exists to find annoying mouse bloggers too.)

Annoying someone via the Internet is a federal crime in the USA. (Basically anyone posting annoying Web messages or sending annoying e-mail messages without disclosing their true identity is subject to criminal prosecution which can include stiff fines and two years in prison. It's a bit ambiguous though, I mean what constitutes "annoying"? And I wonder why they felt it was necessary to pass a law that should be covered by simple good manners. I guess it's because so many people hide behind the name "Anonymous" or as I shall now call it "Annoying mouse".)

Human fingerprints can be worn down, particularly among manual labourers, typists and musicians. (What about bloggers?)