Meghann Cuniff reports: A jury on Wednesday awarded a total of $31 million to Vanessa Bryant and Christopher Chester for Los Angeles County’s mishandling of photos from the helicopter crash that killed their spouses. The verdict follows 10 days of testimony in U.S. District Judge John F. Walter‘s courtroom about how employees with the sheriff’s and fire departments took and…
Category: Breaches
Cleveland State student wins federal lawsuit against university on breach of Fourth Amendment
Alec Sapolin reports: A U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio ruled in the favor of a student from Cleveland State University on Aug. 22 after the school used the student’s webcam to search his room before a class test. The ruling appears to be the first in the nation to state the…
UK: What can you do when a child’s private information has been misused?
Daniel Shaw, Meera Khunti, and Anna Seal write: Everyone has a reasonable expectation of privacy concerning their private information, whether they are an adult or a child. However, there are certain cases when a child has a reasonable expectation of privacy where an adult does not. Whilst not as widely reported as other privacy claims,…
TechCrunch launches TheTruthSpy spyware lookup tool
Zack Whittaker reports: TechCrunch today launched a spyware lookup tool that allows anyone to check if their Android device was compromised by a fleet of consumer-grade spyware apps, including TheTruthSpy. The aim is to help victims check if their device was compromised and reclaim control of their device. It follows a months-long investigation by TechCrunch into the fleet of…