J.R. Wu reports: Taiwanese regulators cleared on Tuesday China’s Xiaomi Inc and other smartphone brands of breaching local data protection laws after national security concerns triggered the government to launch a probe in September. The National Communications Commission, in a report concluding the investigation, said all the 12 brands it had tested, which include handsets…
Category: Breaches
Mugshot Websites Accused of Defamation
An item in Courthouse News not only reminds us of the risks of ID theft, but highlights the problem of mug shot websites that post – and refuse to delete without fee – pictures. Sheyrane Sterling has reportedly sued Unpublish LLC, Whois Privacy Pty. Ltd., Mugshots.com, and Openbare Dienst Internationale in Westchester County Court, New…
IN: AG Zoeller, Sen. Merritt propose legislation to protect Hoosiers from identity theft, data breaches
Press release: In response to growing concerns about online privacy and data protection, Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller today announced a legislative proposal to provide greater safeguards of Hoosiers’ personal and financial information online. Zoeller’s proposal has three main components aimed at providing stricter requirements for the safe storage of sensitive data, reducing harm to…
Seattle man sentenced to jail for revenge porn
Sara Jean Green reports that a computer technician is off to jail for stealing and posting nude photos of women on a revenge porn site: A 31-year-old Seattle man was sentenced to one year in jail on Friday for posting nude photos of women on two different websites in a bizarre case of “revenge porn.” Jeremy…