Google litigant raises safety concerns

A woman who has taken legal action against Google, seeking the identity of the person she says trashed her with a false statement online, says it all comes down to her safety, reprorts CBS.

An expert in Internet matters says the case could help force many tricky legal issues to the forefront.

YouTube, Facebook, MySpace and similar social networking Web sites enable people to stay in constant contact, but they also make it easy for cyber bullies to torment people anonymously.

Officials in Marin County, California, replaced the ailing SAP enterprise resource planning system, which costs less than fixing widespread problems with the software, according to officials, Reuters writes.

The system is the subject of a lawsuit Marin County filed against system integrator Deloitte Consulting earlier this year.

Deloitte used the project as "a trial-and-error training ground" for inexperienced employees, and the result was a "costly computer system far worse than the legacy systems it was intended to replace," according to the county's complaint.

The recently introduced Information Systems Crime Law was misinterpreted by the press, says Jordan minister of Information and Communications Technology Marwan Juma, according to Jordan Times.

"The law is meant to protect everyone. It is meant to protect news Web sites also,” the minister said.

“Reputable news Web sites should have rules and conditions, why would they be afraid of such a law?” Juma remarked.