Craig Timberg reports: Two federal government Web sites that help people find AIDS-related medical services have begun routinely encrypting user data after years in which they let sensitive information — including the real-world locations of site visitors – onto the Internet unprotected. Until the change, these sites had risked exposing the identities of visitors when they…
Month: November 2014
Orange Romania fined with RON 10,000 by data protection body
Telecompaper reports: Orange Romania was fined with RON 10,000 by data protection authorities for failing to comply with the obligations concerning the application of security measures and keeping the confidentiality of end-users’ personal phone data, according to local paper Hotnews.ro. The operator was sanctioned after a customer sent a complaint saying that his replacement phone…
Should the FTC Be Regulating Privacy and Data Security?
Daniel Solove and Woodrow Hartzog write: This past Tuesday the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed a complaint against AT&T for allegedly throttling the Internet of its customers even though they paid for unlimited data plans. This complaint was surprising for many, who thought the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) was the agency that handled such telecommunications issues. Is…
New GDPR Data Breach Notification Agreement Sparks Debate
Neil Ford writes: The slow, stately progress of European data protection law continues: last month in Luxembourg, ministers in the Justice and Home Affairs Committee of the EU’s Council of Ministers reached partial agreement on reforms to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). (The GDPR, you’ll remember, will replace the EU Data Protection Directive with a…
Ca: Personal details of 121 home care clients lost in Surrey
Erin Ellis reports: The Fraser Health Authority has told 121 home care clients that a book containing their personal information has mysteriously disappeared. The names, addresses and telephone numbers of the clients — mostly seniors who need care at home — were listed for all 121. Fifty-eight clients received a special written warning about potential…
Home Depot says 53 million more email addresses stolen; retailers urge Congress to pass data breach law
Reuters reports: Home Depot Inc, the world’s largest home improvement chain, said about 53 million more email addresses were taken during a recent breach of its payment data systems. […] Home Depot said the stolen files that contained the additional email addresses did not include passwords, payment card information or other sensitive personal information. Criminals…