Orin Kerr writes: During the debate over the Aaron Swartz case, one of the legal issues was whether Swartz had committed an unauthorized access under the CFAA when he changed his IP address to circumvent IP address blocking imposed by system administrators trying to keep Swartz off the network. There was significantly more to the…
Category: Legislation
AT&T Hacker ‘weev’ Tests Limits of U.S. Crime Law on Website Use
Dune Lawrence and David Voreacos report: He is a red-headed hacker who hails from Arkansas, goes by the name “weev,” and seems to delight in being annoying. For years, he broke into computer systems, disrupted blog sites and riled people with personal attacks. Now his case has become a flashpoint in the debate over where…
FTC Fires Back In Lawsuit Against Wyndham
Brent Kendall reports: The Federal Trade Commission is offering a strong defense of its powers to police cybersecurity practices against a challenge by Wyndham Worldwide Corp. We wrote about Wyndham’s challenge earlier this month in a case involving attacks by hackers on the hotel chain’s computer systems between 2008 and 2010. The FTC sued Wyndham last year…
AU: Supplementary Policy on Data Breach Notification Legislation Submitted by APF
The Australian Privacy Foundation has submitted additional comments on proposed data breach notification regulations in Australia. You can read their supplement here. Not surprisingly, I remain in substantive agreement with their recommendations.
APF responds to AU’s data breach notification draft bill
The Australian Privacy Foundation has responded to Australia’s draft breach notification law. You can read their comments here. Not surprisingly, I agree with their concerns.
UT: Security breach bill passes the House
Antone Clark reports: State lawmakers are taking action to prevent another breach of sensitive data following the inadvertent release of almost 800,000 names in 2012. The House voted unanimously to approve legislation establishing guidelines for how information for Medicaid and CHIP recipients will be handled and also pushing the state to actively identify industry best…