Ryan Beene reports: Connectivity technologies have made automobiles vulnerable to hackers who could gain control of vehicle functions or compromise the security of vehicle data, according to a report released today by a leading congressional voice on auto safety. Vehicle systems such as navigation, Bluetooth connectivity, Wi-Fi hotspots, telematics systems such as General Motors’ OnStar,…
Category: Breaches
Microsoft’s New Outlook Email App For Android Gets Blocked Due To Security And Privacy Concerns
Justin Diaz reports: Microsoft’s new Outlook mail app for Android hasn’t been available long, and already it’s seeing some difficulty within some universities as well as EU parliament who are reportedly blocking the use of the app by staff due to concerns over privacy. The issue arises over what is being referred to as a security…
Ninth Circuit Cool to New Wave of Privacy Suits Under VPPA
Ross Todd reports: Plaintiffs lawyers on Friday tried to persuade a Ninth Circuit panel to revive a pair of privacy suits brought under the Video Privacy Protection Act against digital video streaming services. Federal judges in the Northern District of California tossed the proposed class actions against Netflix Inc. and Sony Computer Entertainment America LLC…
FTC Approves Final Orders In PaymentsMD Privacy Case
After a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved final orders resolving complaints that PaymentsMD, LLC and its former CEO, Michael C. Hughes, violated consumers’ privacy by collecting personal medical information without their consent. The settlements were first announced in December, 2014. In its complaints, the FTC alleged that Payments MD and Hughes altered the signup…