Parmy Olson reports: Google is planning to launch a new health service called Google Fit to collect and aggregate data from popular fitness trackers and health-related apps, according to multiple sources with knowledge of the company’s plans. It will launch the service at the Google I/O conference for developers, being held on June 25 and…
Little response from most of N.L. to access and privacy review
Ashley Fitzpatrick reports: Two months after a public call for interest for submissions to the ongoing review of the province’s Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act (ATIPPA), only three individuals or groups from outside the metro area have contacted the review committee. The committee — former federal privacy commissioner Jennifer Stoddart, past premier…
40% of Norwegians would give police newborns' DNA
Two fifths of Norwegians would support their government saving DNA profiles of all newborn infants for use in future police investigations, a study by The Norwegian Data Protection Authority has revealed. Read more on The Local (No).
AU: Optus exposes customers’ silent listings
Ben Grubb reports: Optus says it mistakenly released an undisclosed number of customers’ names, mobile numbers and addresses to Sensis, which led to them being published in the White Pages. The details exposed were of those who requested their number be kept silent, or private. The telco, which began notifying customers about the issue last…
No information security breach found in wake of charter school’s mailer to Jersey City parents
Michaelangelo Conte reports: A Sherman Avenue charter school did not access the Jersey City school system’s computers to obtain personal information about district students for a mailer, a district official said this afternoon. The school district had been concerned that the METS Charter School obtained the information form the city school data system but an…
Hackers claim to have compromised personal data of 600,000 Domino’s Pizza customers
Jan Willem Aldershoff reports: Hackers have reportedly stolen data of more than 600,000 Domino’s Pizza customers. A group of hackers demand € 30,000 before next Monday or they will make captured data public. The hacker group goes by the name Rex Mundi and claims to have hacked the websites of Domino’s Pizza in France and Belgium. They’ve…