John Siddle reports: A Merseyside PC accused of snooping on the force’s computer systems is to stand trial. PC Paula Humphreys, 43, was suspended from duty after being charged in May with Data Protection Act offences. Humphreys, of Glentrees Road, West Derby, is accused of “knowingly or recklessly” obtaining personal data on four occasions. Read more…
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Ca: Cop loses 3 days pay after breaching privacy rules
Corey Larocque reports: Snooping through confidential police records and relating their contents to a friend will cost Ottawa Police Const. Jennifer Finniss three days’ pay and force her to stay home for 20 days. Even though her motivation was to help a friend, Finniss, an 18-year veteran cop, “should have known better” than to make…
ATF executive investigated by DOJ for possible employee data breach
Evan Perez reports: The Justice Department is investigating whether an executive at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives improperly accessed and downloaded the personal information of other employees, according to law enforcement officials briefed on the probe. The investigation centers on whether Scott Sweetow, deputy assistant director for strategic intelligence and information at ATF…
MD: Meritus contacting patients after ‘privacy incident’
CJ Lovelace reports: Meritus Medical Center is contacting patients about a “privacy incident” that may have compromised personal data, including names, demographics, clinical information and Social Security numbers. Meritus mailed out letters Friday to 1,029 individuals who may have been affected after conducting an investigation into the matter, according to a news release and a…
Bank of Manhattan Warns of Potential Data Leak
Ionut Ilascu reports: A data security and protection notification has been issued by the Bank of Manhattan Mortgage Lending, following the discovery that one of its employees used sensitive customer information in a manner that contradicts the organization’s policies and instructions. Read more on Softpedia.
CA: Rogue court clerk may have altered records in more than 1,000 cases
Debra Cassens Weiss reports: An investigation of altered court files in Orange County, California, is leading to one rogue clerk, according to legal counsel for the county court system. Lawyer Jeffrey Wertheimer tells the Los Angeles Times and the Orange County Register that the clerk appears to have altered more than 1,000 DUI and misdemeanor traffic cases since 2010…