Leslie R. Caldwell, Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division of DOJ writes: In a series of recent posts, we’ve been discussing the need for the Administration’s current cybersecurity proposals and discussing how they have been drafted in a careful and targeted way to enable us to protect privacy and security without ensnaring harmless or legitimate…
Category: Breaches
Bipartisan Data Security Draft Unveiled, Subcommittee to Review Next Week
WASHINGTON, DC – Bipartisan members of the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade today announced draft legislation to tackle the nation’s growing data security challenges. The “Data Security and Breach Notification Act” is a comprehensive plan to help safeguard sensitive consumer information and shield Americans from the consequences of cyber attacks. The subcommittee is scheduled to…
Jury rules in favor of Sonoma County employee in privacy case
This is a follow-up to a case noted previously on DataBreaches.net. Paul Payne reports: Jurors on Thursday found a Santa Rosa man was not entitled to monetary damages from a neighbor he claimed used her position as a Sonoma County social worker to pry into his confidential files and embarrass him. The panel deliberated about a…
Twitter Takes Steps To Combat Stolen Nudes And Revenge Porn
Charlie Warzel reports: Twitter is cracking down on the scourge of revenge porn with a series of updated rules in its privacy policy designed to make sure users don’t publish nude photos or post pictures of users engaging in sexual acts without the subject’s consent. […] As of 6 p.m. ET, Twitter has changed its rules to reflect…