August 19th, 2008

Federal Judge Throws Out Gag Order Against Boston Students in Subway Case

Kim Zetter, Wired News

A federal judge in Boston this morning let expire a temporary gag order against three MIT students who were prevented from presenting a talk on security vulnerabilities in the Boston subway's fare tickets and cards.

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"It's great news for the free speech rights for these students," said Rebecca Jesche, a spokeswoman for the Electronic Frontier Foundation, which represented the students. "Although it's extremely unfortunate that the students were not allowed to give their talk at DefCon."

Related Issues: Coders' Rights Project

Related Cases: MBTA v. Anderson

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