Michael Booth reports: The New Jersey Supreme Court is considering whether whistleblowers can be criminally prosecuted if they steal or copy confidential documents from their employers to bolster their lawsuits. A lawyer representing a former school board clerk, who is charged with stealing hundreds of board documents to further her discrimination suit, asked the court…
Category: Breaches
Judge compensated over Telstra privacy breach that forced him to flee Victoria
I noted this case last week, but it’s worth emphasizing: even breaches that “only” involve directory information can be significant for the breach victim. In this case, a judge had to flee his home. Karen Collier reports: A family law judge was awarded $18,000 compensation after being forced to flee his home in fear because Telstra…
AU: Palmer United Party member outraged at breach of privacy after personal details made public
Jason Tin reports: An outraged member of Clive Palmer’s party has accused him of a “disgusting breach of privacy” by making the personal details of hundreds of Queenslanders public in a bid to keep the fledgling outfit alive in the Sunshine State. […] The PUP leader is asking the Supreme Court to make a declaration…
New research shows vulnerability in mobile phones’ applications offering voice communication security
Katherine Shonesy reports: University of Alabama at Birmingham researchers are explaining why there are concerns with the end-to-end security of an increasingly popular means of communication, and what users can do to defend against potential threats. Through a project funded by Cisco Systems, researchers in the Department of Computer and Information Sciences examined the vulnerabilities in security of…