Ryan Nakashima reports: Lawyers for JPMorgan Chase & Co. are asking financial news and data company Bloomberg LP to turn over any records it has of reporters looking up the log-in and usage data of JPMorgan employees. A formal letter was sent this week, a person familiar with the matter said. The person wasn’t authorized…
Category: Breaches
Bloomberg Law Not Impacted By Bloomberg Terminal Privacy Breach
After the story broke about Bloomberg reporters being able to access traders’ use of its terminals, law professor James Grimmelman tweeted: Bloomberg Law’s privacy policy doesn’t prohibit sharing users’ searches with Bloomberg journalists. That’s a client confidences problem. — James Grimmelmann (@grimmelm) May 11, 2013 It’s not clear to me that attorneys can use Bloomberg…
Canada: Jody Carr pressured to resign over privacy breach
CBC News reports: Education Minister Jody Carr is facing calls for his resignation after he admitted on Thursday that one of his political assistants breached the privacy rights of a high school student. Carr acknowledged that his staffer released the mark the student earned on an exam and the Opposition Liberals say based on precedent,…
Missouri bill could require notification if data breach
Associated Press reports: State agencies could be required to notify Missourians if personal data such as concealed gun permits and credit card numbers are accessed by someone who is not authorized to have that information. The proposal comes from Republican House member Kurt Bahr, of St. Charles. It comes after the Missouri State Highway Patrol…