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,…
Category: Breaches
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…
Panorama breached Ofcom code with privacy breach
An edition of BBC1’s Panorama has breached the Ofcom code after a man who was supposed to remain anonymous was identified by his friends. The man, a gambling addict known only as Mr C, had his face obscured and he was filmed from a number of angles in an effort to stop him being recognisable,…
Dutch police to be given permission to hack into foreign servers
Duncan Geere reports: The government of the Netherlands has announced plans to grant police permission to hack into computers located abroad in an attempt to fight online crime. The powers, which also give police the ability to install spyware, read emails and delete files, will be subject to the oversight of a judge but critics…