From the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of New Zealand: We think it is time to ‘name names’ where it is warranted. Our view is that in certain circumstances, the Privacy Act is better served by revealing the organisations that have breached the law. Up to now, we’ve rarely publicly named organisations. It was done…
Category: Breaches
Children banned from mother’s nursing home over social media posts, suit claims
Kelly Holleran reports: The children of a woman living in a Sugar Land nursing home claim they have been banned from the facility because of postings on social media. Mackey Glen Peterson, Don Leslie Peterson and Lonny Peterson filed a lawsuit July 29 in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas Houston Division against…
Does the federal computer hacking law apply to a laptop not connected to the Internet?
Orin Kerr writes: Last week, a district court considered whether the federal computer hacking statute, the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, applies to a laptop computer not connected to the Internet. The court concluded in Pine Environmental Services v. Carson (D.Mass. August 20, 2014) (Talwani, J.), that the Act does not apply in such circumstances because the…
Tipster alerts Grindr users of location-based security breach
Hackers are claiming they can pinpoint the exact locations of Grindr users, right down to what room they are in. NDTV reports an anonymous whistleblower has been sending more than 100,000 messages to Grindr users in more than 70 countries to warn them of the alleged security flaw. Read more on PinkNews.