Man sues Microsoft for not guarding his sex videos

A Massachusetts man was recently charged with gun violations and had his laptop taken away as part of the investigation. The FBI found some information which may be useful for the trial along with other exciting data.

It turns out that the computer also had records of legal correspondences, pornographic site links, and videos of the defendant and his lover engaged in explicit sexual acts.

Defendant Michael Alan Crooker is now on the warpath against Microsoft and Compaq, whom he claims did not fulfill their part in keeping his data secure. He says that Internet Explorer failed to keep records of his internet activities secret and that Compaq’s Drivelock feature was useless in keeping federal agents from accessing his files. The incapacity of the two firms, he claims, led to “great embarrassment” and has led him to seek compensation for damages.

   

Crooker was originally involved in the sale of an air rifle which was equipped with a silencer. After interrogation and a search, his Compaq Presario was seized by agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms. Finding the security features hard to crack, the Bureau sent the notebook to the FBI Cryptologic and Electronic Analysis unit. The FBI team created a mirror image of Crooker’s PC and were able to dig deep into his locked chest.

Crooker filed a suit against Microsoft and its business partners in a Massachusetts superior court in pursuit of $200,000 in damages.

Via Information week

A Massachusetts man was recently charged with gun violations and had his laptop taken away as part of the investigation. The FBI found some information which may be useful for the trial along with other exciting data.

It turns out that the computer also had records of legal correspondences, pornographic site links, and videos of the defendant and his lover engaged in explicit sexual acts.

Defendant Michael Alan Crooker is now on the warpath against Microsoft and Compaq, whom he claims did not fulfill their part in keeping his data secure. He says that Internet Explorer failed to keep records of his internet activities secret and that Compaq’s Drivelock feature was useless in keeping federal agents from accessing his files. The incapacity of the two firms, he claims, led to “great embarrassment” and has led him to seek compensation for damages.

   

Crooker was originally involved in the sale of an air rifle which was equipped with a silencer. After interrogation and a search, his Compaq Presario was seized by agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms. Finding the security features hard to crack, the Bureau sent the notebook to the FBI Cryptologic and Electronic Analysis unit. The FBI team created a mirror image of Crooker’s PC and were able to dig deep into his locked chest.

Crooker filed a suit against Microsoft and its business partners in a Massachusetts superior court in pursuit of $200,000 in damages.

Via Information week