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AL: Records containing minor’s sensitive information were publicly available through Birmingham City Schools website

Posted on November 7, 2014 by Dissent

Madison Underwood reports that hundreds of records containing minor’s sensitive information – names, birthdates, phone numbers and more – were publically available online at a website operated by Birmingham City Schools. Read more on AL.com. Would this be a good time to remind everyone that Alabama is one of only a few states that does not…

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Should the FTC Be Regulating Privacy and Data Security?

Posted on November 7, 2014 by Dissent

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…

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New GDPR Data Breach Notification Agreement Sparks Debate

Posted on November 7, 2014 by Dissent

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…

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U.K.: ICO imposes monetary penalty on hotel booking site following SQL injection breach in 2013

Posted on November 5, 2014 by Dissent

A press release from the ICO: The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) is warning organisations that they must make sure their websites are protected against one of the most common forms of online attack – known as SQL injection. The warning comes after the hotel booking website, Worldview Limited, was fined £7,500 following a serious data breach where…

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FTC Says Debt Broker Disclosed Too Much

Posted on November 4, 2014 by Dissent

Dan McCue reports: Debt broker Bayview Solutions LLC posted the debt portfolios of 28,000 consumers online, including their bank account numbers and other identifying information, the Federal Trade Commission claims in a federal lawsuit. Bayview Solutions was established in 2008 and does business as Bayview Risk Management Capital and Bayview Commercial Recovery. It’s primary business…

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TX: Investigation reveals student records from Whitehouse ISD stolen from Louisiana archival service

Posted on November 4, 2014 by Dissent

Ashley Slayton reports: The FBI is investigating a theft of student records at Whitehouse Independent School District. Read more on KLTV A statement prominently linked from the district’s homepage says, in part: PRESS RELEASE: ATTENTION TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE CLASS OF 2011 AND CLASS OF 2012 Whitehouse Independent School District has received notification from…

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