As readers of my blogs know, a bunch of law enforcement agencies found their employees’ personal information dumped on the web by anonymous hackers who are unhappy with law enforcement for political reasons such as the Occupy demonstrations or immigration laws. Now an Alabama sheriff is seeking a court order that would block GoDaddy from…
Category: Breaches
Dumb security, Monday edition: Want to read Newsday as an Optimum Online customer? You’ll have to turn over your Cablevision password.
Color me stunned. As an Optimum Online subscriber, I’m supposed to get free online access to Newsday, one of the largest newspapers in New York. So I went to sign up on Newsday’s site. And that’s when my eyes popped out of my head. Not only does Newsday’s sign-up form ask you for your Optimum ID…
Why Klout risks losing clout in the privacy community
Lisa Vaas has more on a privacy concern raised by Tonia Ries about Klout creating profiles on children. I mentioned the concern a few days ago and tweeted a message to @klout asking them for a response to the allegations, but @Klout did not reply to me. They did, however, send a tweet to Tonia…
China amends law to increase punishment for leaking personal info
China’s gov.cn site today indicates that an amendment strengthening personal data protection and increasing penalties for leaks or breaches (discussed on Xinhuanet yesterday) has been adopted: China’s top legislature on Saturday adopted an amendment to the Resident Identity Card Law in a bid to better protect residents’ personal information in identity cards. The Standing Committee of the National…