So I’ve had a chance to read Obama’s proposed data breach notification bill, The Personal Data Notification & Protection Act, and although it has a few interesting points, it’s pretty much a rehash of bills that have raised concerns among privacy advocates for years. This post will describe just some of some of the provisions of the bill…
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Attorney General calls for enhanced data security law to protect consumers as part of 2015 legislative agenda
Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson has introduced bipartisan legislation that will strengthen Washington’s data breach notification law to help Washingtonians protect their personal information. “Identity thieves are using increasingly sophisticated methods to hack into consumer databases and steal financial information,” said Ferguson. “We must update our laws to help consumers better protect themselves in…
U. of Hawaii and Cornell University hacked by @MarxistAttorney
Add the University of Hawaii and Cornell University to the universities that have been hacked by @MarxistAttorney. The U. of Hawaii data dump, which DataBreaches.net is not linking to, does not contain student or employee personal information, but in addition to acquiring the root username/password, “Attorney” also got the mac addresses, service tags, usernames and more…
Universities hacked, data dumped by @MarxistAttorney (Update4)
There’s someone else I need to follow, as he/they seems to be hacking a number of universities and colleges. In a post on Pastebin yesterday, @MarxistAttorney (web site) claimed a number of hacks, including, California State University, University of Kentucky, University of Connecticut, University of Maryland, Coastal Carolina University, and Abertay University. For each entity, there…
China Stresses Privacy Protection of AIDS Children
Seen on The Women of China site: Chinese authorities have stressed privacy protection for AIDS-affected children and may punish those found leaking private information. No institutions or individuals shall publish information such as the name, address, school, portrait or medical records of children infected with or impacted by HIV without the approval of their guardians, according…
Tallahassee Police Release Reporter’s Personal Info In Massive Records Request
Ashley Lopez reports: The Tallahassee Police Department recently released hundreds of police reports involving Florida State University athletes—as well as the personal information of the reporter who requested the records. On Christmas Eve, according to Poynter, the non-profit journalism education center, TPD publicly released ESPN reporter Paula Lavigne’s original request – which included her cell phone…