Unsurprisingly, lawmakers have jumped all over the report that law enforcement is using radar devices to see inside our homes – without any warrant. In a follow-up news report, Brad Heath reports that Sens. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, and Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., the chairman and ranking Democrat of the Senate Judiciary Committee, have sent an inquiry…
Category: Breaches
FINRA Fines Scottrade Over Customer Privacy Violations
Ed Beeson reports: The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority on Wednesday fined Scottrade Inc. $200,000 to settle claims that it violated privacy rules when it handed over certain customer data to firms looking to contact investors who had bought shares of a French utility named in a securities class action claim. Read more on Law360 (sub….
If The DOJ Gets Its Way, Tweeting Out A List Of The ‘Worst Passwords On The Internet’ Will Be A Felony
Orin Kerr’s not the only one with concerns about the DOJ’s proposal to revise the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA). Over on Twitter, Nate Cardozo of EFF got some attention with his tweet claiming that an article and links to it could become a felony under the proposal. As Nate explained to me in other…
AU: Southern Cross TV breached privacy by filming through window for Today Tonight report
Nic Christensen reports: The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has today ruled that Southern Cross breached rules on personal information and privacy in a report on a dispute over the sale of a house on November 12, 2013. According to the adjudication the report “intruded upon” the privacy of the couple living at the house by filming…