Eric Roper reports that a lawsuit filed last week following a breach involving an employee of the Department of Natural Resources is not the only lawsuit in the works involving the state’s drivers license database: A Star Tribune reporter received a letter in the mail from attorney Scott Kelly with Farrish Johnson. It notes that…
Category: Breaches
FL: Number of officers accused of misusing state driver database skyrockets
As noted previously on this blog, both Minnesota and Florida have had repeated problems with improper access to their drivers license databases, and both states have reported incidents in which it was law enforcement officers abusing their access to the databases. Now Amy Pavuk reports: Florida’s driver-and-vehicle database, the system that can help law enforcement…
Legislative auditor investigating data privacy breach at DNR involving about 5,000 Minnesotans
Steve Karnowski of Associated Press reports: Minnesota’s legislative auditor said Friday he’s investigating a data privacy breach at the Department of Natural Resources in which an employee accessed the driving or motor vehicle records of about 5,000 people without authorization. That list includes several journalists, attorneys and government employees, and possibly some legislators. Read more…
Michael Wolf photo exhibit may breach privacy law, expert warns
Joanna Chiu reports: Legal concerns have been raised that award-winning German photographer Michael Wolf violated the privacy of Hong Kong residents with his new series, “Window Watching”, in which he used a telephoto zoom lens to photograph people through their high-rise apartment windows. The snapshots capture intimate moments in cramped flats. They show a woman…