John Zorabedian writes: Critics of Google Glass usually remark on how the device allows its owner to take photos and videos of other people without their knowledge or consent, which has contributed to some backlash, including bans on Glass in some establishments and an alleged assault on a Glass user. But a spyware app developed by two researchers has shown that Google…
Category: Breaches
Bill to protect South Carolina children from ID theft passes House
Robert Kittle reports: The South Carolina House gave its final approval Wednesday to a bill to protect children from identity theft by allowing their parents to put security freezes on their children’s credit. Right now, there’s no way to do that because, since children don’t have credit, they don’t have credit reports on which to…
Arrest of secret-leaking ex-Microsoftie raises Hotmail privacy concerns
I reported the criminal complaint about ex-Microsoft employee Alex Kibkalo over on DataBreaches.net, but one aspect of the case has raised privacy concerns – that Microsoft searched the contents of his Hotmail account for evidence that he was providing trade secrets to a blogger who had been leaking information about Windows. There was no indication…
Ca: Federal student loan privacy breach class action suit certified
The Telegram reports: A class action lawsuit over a Canada Student Loans privacy breach has been certified by the Federal Court of Canada, says Newfoundland and Labrador lawyer Bob Buckingham. Buckingham, based in St. John’s, is one of he lead counsels on the national case, which centres on the loss of a hard drive by…