Andrea Vance reports some changes in New Zealand: Identity theft is to be outlawed with a fine of up to $10,000 under an overhaul of privacy laws. The Government is to beef up the watchdog powers of the privacy commissioner. Organisations will also be required to report data breaches to the commissioner, and notify those…
Category: Breaches
Report: Red Lobster sued over customer’s posted receipt
Sandra Pedicini reports: Several months after a Red Lobster waitress’ Internet post of a diner’s receipt with a racial slur on it went viral, the customer has sued the waitress and the seafood chain, according to a news report. Devin Barnes of Franklin, Tenn., cited a willful and malicious act, slander and unlawful release of…
George Zimmerman’s parents want $750K from Roseanne Barr for tweeting personal information
Nicole Hensley reports: The parents of George Zimmerman want comedian Roseanne Barr to pay up $750,000 for emotional damage and other expenses for posting their address on Twitter. Robert and Gladys Zimmerman say the tweet by Barr on March 29, 2012, caused $600,000 in emotional distress, according to federal court documents, after they were forced…
DMA leads effort to wind back our data breach notification protections and rights
DMA leads effort to wind back our data breach notification protections Of course, that’s not their headline, but it’s my reading of their attempt to claim that they are “leading” industry in supporting a national data breach notification law. Under their recommendations, which you can read below in their press release and letter to members…