Oral argument in Van Buren v. United States is scheduled for 11:00 am Eastern. It will air on C-Span. Info here. Case preview on SCOTUSblog here.
UK: “Human error” blamed for personal data breaches at Sheffield Council
Lucy Ashton reports: The council is required to note, assess and deal with any information security or personal data breaches and logged 231 incidents during 2019/20. Of these, 92 were personal data breaches. The majority involved customers and were caused by human error with emails or post being delivered to the wrong person. Read more…
Investigation launched after hundreds of confidential patient details from Lloyd Pharmacy were sent to a woman in the post
Jessica Sansome reports: A woman received a parcel from Lloyds Pharmacy containing hundreds of prescription records – exposing confidential patient information. She believes the box from Lloyds Pharmacy was meant to be delivered to NHS prescriptions services in Bolton, Greater Manchester. Read more on Manchester Evening News.
CFPB to Play Peacemaker in Battle for Consumers’ Financial Data
Lydia Beyoud reports: The CFPB is ready to shape the next phase of open banking in the U.S. as it develops standards for how vast amounts of consumer financial data is shared among banks, fintech apps, and data transfer companies. Financial data sharing has been largely left in private-sector hands, but the Consumer Financial Protection…
Three Montrealers arrested after Quebec teachers’ personal information stolen
Amy Luft reports: Quebec provincial police have arrested three Montreal men they say are behind a widespread identity theft operation that stole personal information from scores of Quebec teachers and education workers. The three men were arrested on Friday: Frédéric Lapointe, 41, Rath Pak, 41, and Jimmy Saintelien, 39. In February, Quebec’s education minister revealed…
U.S. Supreme Court to Weigh Anti-Hacking Law’s Limits on Access
Andrea Vittorio reports: The U.S. Supreme Court is set to hear oral argument Nov. 30 over the scope of an anti-hacking law in a case that has implications for cybersecurity research, and other situations where computer access is in question. The case, Van Buren v. United States, involves whether people who misuse their authorized access can be…