Laura Colby reports: A group of 16 California teachers filed formal letters of complaint against online charter schools operated by K12 Inc., alleging violations including misuse of public funds and breaches of student privacy rights. […] The letters also said student records, including special education status, psychological reports and family economic status are available to…
Category: Breaches
NZ: Human error blamed for abuse detail breach
Tom Furley reports: Privacy Commissioner John Edwards says lessons have been learnt after human error caused a child abuse claimant to receive someone else’s confidential information. A State Services Commission investigation found the mistake of a staff member at the Ministry of Social Development was to blame for the privacy breach, which occurred during the…
Release of personal information called ‘unlawful’ and a ‘threat to privacy’ in appeals brief
Varnum LLP writes: After a federal district court dismissed a case filed against the EPA, thereby upholding the validity of the EPA’s public release of personal information about farmers and their families, the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF), along with the National Pork Producers Council (NPPC), filed a brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals…
Android Users Defend Class Cert. Bid In Google Privacy Row
Joe Van Acker reports: Android users claiming Google Inc. passed their personal information along to app developers without permission shot back in California federal court Tuesday at the company’s attempt to derail their bid for class certification, denying that their case involves different claims against each developer. Read more on Law360 (subscription required).