I’ve seen a number of comments around the web from individuals who are concerned about signing up for the free credit monitoring by Experian that’s been offered by Target. So I contacted Experian and asked them if they share registration information with Target. Here’s the reply I got from Greg Young, Director, Public Relations of Experian Consumer…
Category: Breaches
At risk if you do, at risk if you don’t? Target’s problematic privacy policy
There’s been a lot of coverage on the Target data breach that has impacted between 40 and 110 million individuals. For 40 million, their credit or debit card information was captured by malware placed on Target’s registers. For 70 million, personal information such as names and e-mail addresses, but not card information, was captured. How…
2014: The year of encryption
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…
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….