Cameron Atfield reports: A police officer accused of leaking footage of an alleged police assault on the Gold Coast two years ago has had a complaint against the Queensland Police Service over an alleged breach of privacy dismissed. The officer, whose name is subject to a non-publication order, launched legal action against the Queensland Police…
Category: Breaches
Target Refused To Process Fraud Claim Unless Customer Gave Up Sensitive Info
Christina Hager reports that a consumer in Massachusetts was appalled when Target requested all their personal information to investigate a fraud claim. “I was kind of horrified. I kind of thought it was a scam when I looked at the form, because of the kind of information they were asking. I told them they were…
Worried about Target getting your information if you sign up for the free credit monitoring with Experian? Don’t be.
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…
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…