Sergiu Gatlan reports: The owner of a fraudulent tax preparation business, Ariel Jimenez, was sentenced to 12 years in prison for selling the stolen identities of thousands of children on welfare and helping “customers” to falsely claim tax credits, causing tens of millions of dollars in tax loss. His “customers” used the stolen identity info…
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Lawsuit Alleges Tech on Zillow Website Amounts to ‘Wiretapping’
Heidi Groover reports: A tracking tool used on Zillow’s website violates the privacy rights of the tens of thousands of prospective homebuyers and sellers who use the site, a new lawsuit alleges. The complaint filed Monday in federal court challenges Seattle-based Zillow’s use of session-replay code, a common technology that allows websites to record and…
A packed end to the UK’s cyber summer: Government moves forward with telecoms cybersecurity proposals and consults on a Cyber Duty to Protect
Mark Young and Paul Maynard of Covington and Burling write: UKG) proposals for new, sector-specific cybersecurity rules continue to take shape. Following the announcement of a Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Bill and a consultation on the security of apps and app stores in the Queen’s Speech (which we briefly discuss here), the UKG issued a…
EFF to California Governor: Protect Abortion Data Privacy
Adam Schwartz of EFF writes: In the wake of the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision, anti-choice sheriffs and bounty hunters will try to investigate and punish abortion seekers based on their internet browsing, private messaging, and phone app location data. Legislators must act now to protect this personal data. Reproductive justice requires data privacy. That’s why EFF urges California Governor Gavin Newsom to sign A.B….