Anthony Dowsley reports: The lives of informers and police officers have been put at risk over the “gravest” of leaks from inside the force. Police raids across Melbourne three weeks ago discovered volumes of confidential and sensitive police files dating back three years. So far, a junior police officer from the northern metro region has…
Hacktivism a recipe for harassment
Krista Simmons of LAist explains: Recently, two Orange County restaurants — Arc and The Broadway — were threatened with lawsuits by PETA for their serving of foie gras. The fattened goose livers have become quite the political issue amongst food lovers, chefs, and animal rights activists since they were banned last summer, and some, like chefs Noah Blom…
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.
FTC Approves Final Order Settling Charges Against Cbr Systems, Inc.
Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved a final order settling charges that Cbr Systems, Inc. failed to protect the security of customers’ personal information and that its inadequate security practices led to a breach that exposed the Social Security numbers and debit and credit card information of nearly 300,000 consumers. As part…
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev and his right to privacy
Shirie Leng, M.D., writes: I am affiliated with the institution where Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is currently hospitalized. I am friends with people who have treated him. I’m trying to stay away from those people; I would be unable to help asking them about him. They might be unable to help talking about him. There has been…
Mystery over laptop stolen from psychologist whose testimony in the Jodi Arias murder trial poked holes in the accused murderer's self-defense plea
From the Daily Mail: The psychologist who testified in the Jodi Arias murder trial had her laptop stolen in February, just weeks before she was slated to testify in the highly publicized murder trial, a new report has revealed. Dr Janeen Demarte told police that the computer contained notes that pertained to the murder trial….