The issue of software piracy has thrown up a variety of outspoken comments from silicon.com readers this week - from one call by a software designer for the death sentence to more rational concerns about the punishments for this controversial crime.
It is difficult to see the justification for including occupations, ranks and professions of brides, grooms and their parents, or causes of death, within the registration system," the group said on Thursday in its response to the ONS consultation...
By some fluke the most basic of information about my family, our individual birth records, had been misplaced. What was really fascinating was that I could also get a new birth certificate for the recently deceased family member, despite the fact...
Berkeley researchers, analysed the statistical relationships between Florida's 2 November results of the election and a variety of factors, including historical trends in Florida, racial factors and county size.
We have to assume some level of 'acceptable' failure within the system but with the implication of failure tied to the mission-critical nature of a personal identity mechanism, what constitutes acceptable - particularly if such data finds its way...
In New York, the penalty for jumping off a building is death - a bit harsh, though I would suspect that with skyscrapers there's seldom a need for the courts to impose the sentence. In modern times, criminal laws arise exclusively from the...