Bill Lindner reports: An independent investigation on the effects of whistle blower Edward Snowden’s leaks of NSA documents reveals that the claims — often referred to as overblown by some critics –that Al Qaida and ISIS benefitted from those revelations are not true. Read more on Digital Journal.
Category: Breaches
Education Dept. Has Lax Oversight of Third-Party Security, Audit Finds
Report: “Review of Federal Student Aid’s Oversight and Monitoring of Private Collection Agency and Guaranty Agency Security Controls” Organization: Education Department’s inspector general Summary: The Education Department is not doing enough to ensure that student-loan debt collectors and guarantors are safeguarding sensitive student-loan information. Read more on Chronicle of Higher Education. And then keep in mind that in…
Uber Used Private Location Data for Party Amusement
Sam Biddle reports: The reasons to dislike Uber are as large and numerous as its paper valuation, but they all revolve around one central free market conceit: Uber never hides its contempt for you. The latest example comes from venture capitalist Peter Sims, whose ride was tracked to entertain guests at an Uber party. Read more on Kinja.
Frenchman in Court Over Dubai ‘Upskirt’ Pics
CairoScene reports: A Frenchman is facing a trial for taking upskirt photos of shoppers at a packed Dubai mall. Cops claim they found almost 300 sordid upskirt snaps after arresting the 39-year-old company manager at Dubai’s Mall of the Emirates in May last year. The seedy sex snooping first came to light when a 26-year-old…