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Computer technician on trial in Hong Kong celebrity sex photo case

Posted on April 6, 2009 by Dissent

Marina Dimova reports that computer technician Sze Ho-chun went on trial for stealing explicit photographs from singer-actor Edison Chen’s laptop and uploading them to the internet. The case triggered a huge celebrity sex scandal in Hong Kong because the photos depicted Chen and various starlets in sex acts. Sze allegedly got access to the laptop…

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IN: Goshen attorney dumps client files in the trash

Posted on April 4, 2009 by Dissent

Justin Leighty of The Elkhart Truth reports that confidential client files from attorney Joe Lehman’s office were just dumped in the trash. The files contained personal and financial information, and were disposed of during a move the office was making. What’s somewhat dumbfounding is that the attorney claimed he didn’t know that there was any…

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NZ: Privacy authority joins inquiry

Posted on April 3, 2009 by Dissent

Janine Rankin reports: The Privacy Commission will investigate how schools released schoolgirls’ contact details as part of the HPV (human papilloma virus) vaccination programme. The programme’s planned to continue next year to reach another three year groups, and in future will be routine for Year 8s. Assistant privacy commissioner Katrine Evans said getting the process…

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VA: Error exposes town residents’ tax info online

Posted on April 3, 2009 by Dissent

TMCnet.com reports that personal information for 7,845 Culpeper town taxpayers was exposed on the Internet last weekend due to an unnamed vendor’s mistake. The problem was discovered March 27 and the information was removed by March 30. According to the news story, the files containing the names, addresses and Social Security numbers of residents were…

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UK: Another blow for council children’s services after confidential data is lost

Posted on April 3, 2009 by Dissent

Philip Irwin of The Glamorgan Gem reports: The Vale Council children’s services department has been hit by another storm of protest, after a memory stick containing child protection details was found in the street outside the council offices. It has been reported that the memory stick also allegedly contained details of court cases and of…

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Bright magazine leaks personal info

Posted on April 3, 2009 by Dissent

The Karin Spaink blog reports: Bright, a magazine about technology and internet, had an error on the site that leaked the personal data – name, home address, bank account, mobile number – of people who had recently subscribed through the website. Google had already indexed the data, as security expert and recent subscriber Geert Booster…

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