Howard Altman reports: Jill Kelley, whose complaint about cyberstalking led to the discovery of a CIA sex scandal, said she is grateful for support being shown by two Republican congressmen upset that the Justice Department won’t investigate who leaked her name to the media. “I am honored that Congress is demanding accountability so that my…
Category: Breaches
Ca: Inform customers of data breach or pay $100,000 per case: new privacy bill
Candice So reports: Businesses and organizations will be formally required to tell individual customers and the Privacy Commissioner of Canada if they’ve suffered a data breach – or pay up to $100,000 in fines for every individual not told, according to the new Digital Privacy Act, or Bill S-4, tabled in the Senate today. Read more on…
Google pays fine for Italy privacy breach
AAP reports: Internet giant Google has paid a one-million-euro ($A1.5 million) fine in relation to privacy breaches in Italy, the country’s privacy watchdog says. The US-based company came under fire in 2010 over its street-mapping service. Read more on SBS.
Privacy Breach? ABC Broadcasts Names, Birth Dates, and Personal Email Addresses of Aspiring Underage Models
Dave Pierre reports: While young and aspiring fashion models are rarely known to shy away from publicity and recognition, last night’s episode of ABC’s new Nightline Prime (Sat., 3/29/14) may have revealed personal information that most young girls do not want to divulge to the entire world – information that could theoretically jeopardize their safety….