[Sigia-l] FW: FC: Internet Explorer's "autocomplete" helps convict killer

[Jody A. Hankinson]

The subject text isn't mine - it was the forward. But point taken - I will
proof more thoroughly before forwarding next time.


On 6/19/02 12:00 PM, "Jody A. Hankinson" <hank99 at bway.net> wrote:

> No specific comment, just thought this crowd would appreciate the story.
> 
> - Jody
> 
> ------ Forwarded Message
> From: Declan McCullagh <declan at well.com>
> Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2002 01:23:52 -0400
> Subject: FC: Internet Explorer's "autocomplete" helps convict killer
> 
> [Or aid attorneys in countless divorce proceedings, no doubt. --Declan]
> 
> ---
> From: "Richard M. Smith" <rms at computerbytesman.com>
> To: <declan at well.com>
> Subject: How auto-complete in Internet Explorer help convict a mass murderer
> Date: Sat, 15 Jun 2002 23:19:41 -0400
> 
> FYI:
> 
> http://www.boston.com/dailyglobe2/166/nation/Study_finds_Web_of_deceit_on_me
> ntal_tests+.shtml
> 
> Massachusetts residents got a glimpse of malingering in the April murder
> trial of Michael McDermott, who was convicted of shooting to death seven
> co-workers at Edgewater Technology in Wakefield. Although McDermott
> claimed that he believed he had traveled through time to kill seven
> Nazis, prosecutors countered - apparently successfully - that McDermott
> was faking illness, because computer records showed he had performed a
> Web search for the phrase ''faking mental illness.''
> 
> 
> 
> 
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------
> POLITECH -- Declan McCullagh's politics and technology mailing list
> You may redistribute this message freely if you include this notice.
> To subscribe to Politech: http://www.politechbot.com/info/subscribe.html
> This message is archived at http://www.politechbot.com/
> Declan McCullagh's photographs are at http://www.mccullagh.org/
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Like Politech? Make a donation here: http://www.politechbot.com/donate/
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> 
> ------ End of Forwarded Message
> 
> ------------
> When replying, please *trim your post* as much as possible.
> 
> *Plain text, please; NO Attachments
> 
> ASIST SIG IA website: http://www.asis.org/SIG/SIGIA/index.html
> _______________________________________________
> Sigia-l mailing list -- post to: Sigia-l at asis.org
> Changes to subscription: http://mail.asis.org/mailman/listinfo/sigia-l