Brid-Aine Parnell reports: A senior investigator for the Information Commissioner’s Office has told the Leveson inquiry he was warned off pursuing the press for data breaches by his bosses. Alexander Owen, also a former police officer, had been looking into possible breaches of the Data Protection Act by a south London private investigation agency when…
Category: Breaches
SAG Says Woman Who Sued IMDb for Revealing Age Has ‘Legitimate’ Fear of Being Blacklisted
Based on comments I’ve read around the web, this blog may be one of the few that thinks an actress who sued IMDB for revealing her true birthdate raised some legitimate concerns (other coverage on this blog here and here). But Eriq Gardner reports that the actress just got some probably welcome support from an executive and…
SCOTUS hears oral argument in a medical privacy complaint against the FAA
The Supreme Court heard oral argument today in a privacy case that hasn’t gotten nearly as much attention as United States v. Jones. In Federal Aviation Administration v. Cooper, the Court considers whether under the Privacy Act of 1974, an individual can sue the government for emotional distress caused by a privacy breach if there…
Jp: App sends user GPS data to ad firm in U.S.
The Yomiuri Shimbun reports: A smartphone application that gathers information on the location of its users was downloaded by more than 1.5 million people, and the data was sent to an advertising company in the United States, according to experts. The application in question is a goldfish catching game that does not require any information…