Nathan Schissel and Kristél Kriel write: Two recent Canadian court decisions suggest that employers can be held liable for privacy breaches by their employees. In particular, this issue was recently considered in the context of two separate class actions. The first involved a major bank, while the second involved a regional health authority located in…
Category: Breaches
WhatsApp privacy hole exposes users’ private profile photos
Graham Cluley writes: 17-year-old security researcher Indrajeet Bhuyan has discovered a privacy hole in WhatsApp that could expose your account’s profile photo to complete strangers, even if you have set it to be viewable to Contacts Only. Read more on GrahamCluley.com.
Website Operator Banned from the ‘Revenge Porn’ Business After FTC Charges He Unfairly Posted Nude Photos (UPDATED with statement by domain owner)
From the FTC: The operator of an alleged “revenge porn” website is banned from publicly sharing any more nude videos or photographs of people without their affirmative express consent, under a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission. In addition, he will have to destroy the intimate images and personal contact information he collected while operating the site….
Ca: Teen’s private details disclosed in privacy breach
Ugh, ugh, ugh. Don Plan reports: When Sally picked up an envelope from a government office in Kelowna, she didn’t expect to find the private details of a suicidal teenager inside. Sally (not her real name) is a foster mom who stopped in to collect a one-page form she had to fill out for the…