Paul Rubens reports: “The solution to government surveillance is to encrypt everything.” So said Eric Schmidt, Google’s chairman, in response to revelations about the activities of the US National Security Agency (NSA) made by whistle-blower Edward Snowden. Schmidt’s advice appears to have been heeded by companies that provide internet-based services. I especially appreciated the following statements…
Category: Breaches
Bell TV pays Nova Scotia man $21K after privacy breach
It’s nice when David takes on Goliath and wins. CBC News reports: A Nova Scotia man says he had to hound Bell TV for the $21,000 owed to him after the communications giant accessed his credit report without permission. Rabi Chitrakar, who lives in Beechville, said the cheque was finally couriered to him before Christmas….
Leahy Reintroduces Data Privacy Legislation
The following press release was issued today by Senator Patrick Leahy: Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) on Wednesday reintroduced sweeping legislation to protect Americans’ personal information and ensure their privacy. Leahy also announced the issue of data privacy would be the subject of a committee hearing early in the new Senate session. Leahy…
After 43 years, activists admit theft at FBI office that exposed domestic spying
Fascinating bit of history. Michael Isikoff reports: Forty-three years after the mysterious theft of up to 1,000 documents from an FBI office outside Philadelphia, three former political activists are publicly confessing to the brazen burglary, calling it an act of “resistance” that exposed “massive illegal surveillance and intimidation.” “We did it … because somebody had…