Jonathan Holmes comments: It was quite a scoop for the left-leaning news website New Matilda last week: ‘Curriculum Reviewer Barry Spurr Mocks “Abos, Mussies, Women, Chinky-Poos”. ‘ But, like so much else these days, whether you think New Matilda was right or wrong to publish the emails written by Sydney University’s professor of poetics will be determined by your politics. […]…
Category: Breaches
CHP officer investigated for sending himself nude photos from suspect’s phone
Cristina Rendon reports: A Dublin-area California Highway Patrol officer is under investigation for allegedly sending nude photos of a DUI suspect from her cellphone to his own phone while the young woman was in custody, court records show. An investigator from the Contra Costa County District Attorney’s Office is recommending that 35-year-old CHP Officer Sean…
Adobe Discovers Encryption, Cuts Back On Its eBook Snooping A Bit
Mike Masnick writes: … A few weeks ago, Nate Hoffelder discovered that Adobe’s ebook reader, Digital Editions 4, was spying on your ebooks, collecting a ton of information about them, and then uploading it all to Adobe’s servers in an unencrypted format, potentially revealing a lot of information about users of the product. Adobe came out with a ridiculously…
FCC jumps into data security; plans $10 million fine for carriers that breached consumer privacy
This is an unofficial announcement of Commission action. Release of the full text of a Commission order constitutes official action. See MCI v. FCC. 515 F 2d 385 (D.C. Cir. 1974). FCC PLANS $10 MILLION FINE FOR CARRIERS THAT BREACHED CONSUMER PRIVACY TerraCom and YourTel Allegedly Stored Customers’ Personal Information Online in a Format Accessible…