I remember how (naively) excited I was years ago when my new laptop came pre-installed with a fingerprint sensor for security. I never got it working, though, and I do mean NEVER. Dutifully swiping my finger as instructed produced inconsistent results, and I worried that if I did get it working, I might find myself…
Category: Breaches
Yahoo Opposes Class-Action In Email Privacy Battle
Wendy Davis reports: Yahoo is asking a judge to deny class-action status to a group of people who are suing the company for scanning their email messages. The company argues in new court papers that the lawsuit doesn’t lend itself to class-action treatment because one of the key unresolved issues turns on whether Web users…
Penn State president: Nude photos could lead to expulsions
Mark Scolforo of AP reports: Some students could be expelled over the Facebook posting of photos of nude and partly nude women by a now-suspended Pennsylvania State University fraternity, the university’s president said. Eric Barron said of the webpage: “It’s very sad, and it’s very offensive.” The nude photos include some of women who are…
Consumer Sues Lenovo (Canada) Inc. for Breach of Contract and Breach of Privacy Over Malicious Software
From a press release announcing the lawsuit: A class action lawsuit seeking $10 million in damages on behalf of Canadian consumers who purchased Lenovo computers that came with pre-installed Superfish software (“Superfish“) was launched March 11, 2015 in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice. As stated in the claim, “Superfish is potentially dangerous and may…