It looks like Sony has reached a proposed settlement in the multidistrict litigation over the 2011 hack that affected millions of PlayStation customers. The article is behind a paywall, but I imagine we’ll see more on this soon. Update: Bloomberg BNA provides the proposed settlement and additional coverage.
Month: June 2014
CT Attorney General Investigating Possible Data Breach At Community Health Center
Shawn R. Beals reports: The state Attorney General is investigating a possible data breach at the Community Health Center after a complaint by the non-profit health center’s former information technology director. Ali Eslami, who worked for CHC for 14 years before he was fired in February, said he has been in contact with attorneys there…
Google Wants To Collect Your Health Data With 'Google Fit'
Parmy Olson reports: Google is planning to launch a new health service called Google Fit to collect and aggregate data from popular fitness trackers and health-related apps, according to multiple sources with knowledge of the company’s plans. It will launch the service at the Google I/O conference for developers, being held on June 25 and…
Little response from most of N.L. to access and privacy review
Ashley Fitzpatrick reports: Two months after a public call for interest for submissions to the ongoing review of the province’s Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act (ATIPPA), only three individuals or groups from outside the metro area have contacted the review committee. The committee — former federal privacy commissioner Jennifer Stoddart, past premier…
40% of Norwegians would give police newborns' DNA
Two fifths of Norwegians would support their government saving DNA profiles of all newborn infants for use in future police investigations, a study by The Norwegian Data Protection Authority has revealed. Read more on The Local (No).
AU: Optus exposes customers’ silent listings
Ben Grubb reports: Optus says it mistakenly released an undisclosed number of customers’ names, mobile numbers and addresses to Sensis, which led to them being published in the White Pages. The details exposed were of those who requested their number be kept silent, or private. The telco, which began notifying customers about the issue last…