Perfect. The CEO of a company, Epsilon, that had one of the biggest data breaches in U.S. history, writes an Op-Ed on how we should be glad – glad, he tells us – that advertisers can see all our data. Uh huh. Sure, Bryan.
Category: Breaches
Alleged revenge porn site operator heads to trial
Associated Press reports: A San Diego judge has determined prosecutors have enough evidence against the alleged operator of a revenge porn site for him to face trial on conspiracy, identity theft and extortion charges. A spokesman for California Attorney General Kamala Harris says Kevin Christopher Bollaert appeared before San Diego County Superior Court Judge David…
Tulsa church sued for publishing baptism news
Sometimes even routine announcements in local news such as births and baptisms can cause problems. Associated Press reports: A former Muslim who converted to Christianity is suing a Tulsa church, alleging that its leaders endangered his life by publishing his baptism announcement online. Identified as John Doe in court records, the man is a native…
Gmail Bug Could Have Exposed Every User’s Address
Andy Greenberg reports: Until recently, anyone may have been able to assemble a list of every Gmail account in the world. All it would have taken, according to one security researcher’s analysis, was some clever tweaking of a web page’s characters and a lot of patience. Oren Hafif says that he found and helped fix…