From the yay-a-judge-standing-up-for-transparency dept.: R. Robin McDonald reports: A federal judge in Atlanta has put lawyers in litigation over credit and debit card security breaches at The Home Depot that he will reject attempts to seal large portions of the court record. “The first 10 years I was on the bench pretty much we just…
Month: January 2015
University of Oregon unlawfully releases 22,000 pages with confidential faculty, staff and student records
Richard Read reports: University of Oregon officials have placed two employees on leave after the “unlawful release” of 22,000 pages of records from the president’s office, including confidential information on faculty, staff and students. Interim UO President Scott Coltrane sent out an email Tuesday night, addressed to colleagues, saying an investigation was underway. Although no Social Security numbers, financial…
Dear Lawmakers, Your New Breach Notice Laws Should Address These Issues
Craig Hoffman of BakerHostetler offers his thoughts about proposed legislation on Data Privacy Monitor. Here’s one example of what Craig thinks needs to be clarified in any bill: Owner/Licensor. Most state laws require the “owner” of the “personal information” that was stolen to notify the affected individual, while a “licensor” or “processor” of the data…
New Congress to hold first data breach hearing
Cory Bennett reports: Next Tuesday, Congress will hold its first hearing of 2015 on data breach notification legislation. “We need a plan in place that will help prevent data from being stolen in the first place, and will also alleviate consequences for consumers if hackers are successful,” said Rep. Michael Burgess (R-Texas), chair of the…
IE: Shatter loses appeal over data breach
RTÉ reports: Former minister for justice Alan Shatter has lost his appeal against a decision by the Data Protection Commissioner that he breached the Data Protection Act. The commissioner found Mr Shatter breached the act by disclosing information about independent TD Mick Wallace on RTÉ’s Prime Time in 2013. Mr Shatter had suggested Mr Wallace benefitted…
Ex-tax franchise store owner in Virginia sentenced for ID theft
AP reports: A former Eastern Shore tax franchise store owner will spend two years in prison for aggravated identity theft. U.S. Attorney Dana J. Boente says 41-year-old Sherry R. Kelley of Exmore used about 20 clients’ identity information to obtain 30 lines of credit from H&R Block Bank. Read more on Times Union.