From DutchNews.nl: Dutch Rail (NS) has invaded the privacy of owners of the public transport smart payment card by using their personal information for marketing purposes without permission, privacy watchdog CBP said on Tuesday. Even holders of the ‘anonymous’ smart card, which does not contain personal information or carry a photo, have been the victims,…
Category: Breaches
Foretelling the end of money-for-nothing class actions
Alison Frankel writes: A year ago, representing the “victims” of corporate privacy breaches seemed like a decent business model. In a very instructive chart Reuters prepared in June of 2011, my colleague Terry Baynes detailed the outcome of six privacy breach settlements, in which class action lawyers sued companies whose customer information was hacked. Most of the…
If You Blinked, You Probably Missed the Instagram Bug That Let Android Users See Anyone’s Private Photos
Eric Limer reports: Instagram 3.0 might be the best way to browse your friends’ photos, but for Android users, it was briefly a great way to browse anyone’s photos, even the private ones. Fortunately Instagram managed to patch the hole in record time. The bug, uncovered by Cult of Mac, gave Android users universal access to other…
Hulu’s attempt to dismiss privacy lawsuit fails
Hulu’s attempt to dismiss a consolidated class action complaint alleging violations of the Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA) failed when federal Magistrate Judge Laurel Beeler denied their motion on Friday. The lawsuit (previous coverage) is one of a few that were filed over the use of re-spawning cookies (“supercookies”). In this case, the plaintiffs allege…