Jaikumar Vijayan reports: All companies storing personal data on Massachusetts residents have just over a month to ensure that their contractors, suppliers, technology providers and other third parties comply with a provision of a state data breach law that went into effect in March 2010. The law (download PDF) is designed to ensure that companies…
Category: Breaches
15 worst Internet privacy scandals of all time
Carolyn Duffy Marsan writes: In honor of National Data Privacy Day this Saturday, Jan. 28, we’ve put together a list of the 15 worst Internet privacy scandals of all time. These high-profile privacy scandals involve many underlying technologies, from search to social media, e-mail to voice mail, mobile phones to Webcams to GPS. But at…
TomTom cleared of data probe violations
Roberta B. Cowan reports: TomTom said on Thursday an official probe had cleared it of accusations that it violated Dutch data protection laws by sharing its customers’ individual location and traffic information with third parties, including Dutch police. The Dutch navigation equipment and map maker came under scrutiny in April after reportedly selling information gathered…
Ex-Student Drops ‘Spycam’ Case Against Lower Merion Schools
Eric Campbell and Danielle Vickery report: Former Lower Merion School District student Paige Robbins on Wednesday morning withdrew her lawsuit that alleged a district laptop’s camera took photos of her undressed without her knowledge. Robbins and her parents said after a hearing at U.S. District Court in Philadelphia they plan no further legal action against…