27 of a 100 tested Google Chrome extensions have been found vulnerable to data (passwords, history, etc.) extraction attacks though specially crafted malicious websites or by attackers on public WiFi networks. […] But, there’s also good news: 49 of the 51 vulnerabilities found can be patched by simply adapting the extensions to use one of…
Category: Breaches
Fr: CNIL Cites French Yellow Pages Operator for Illegal Use of Social Media Data
Winston Maxwell writes: France’s Data Protection Authority, the Commission Nationale de l’Informatique et des Libertés (CNIL) announced on September 23, 2011 that it had found the French provider of universal telephone directory services, “Pages Jaunes,” guilty of violating several provisions of the French data protection law. The CNIL did not fine Pages Jaunes, but published a detailed warning, listing each…
Ca: Federal Court slaps law firm for publishing a Privacy Commissioner finding that identified the complainant
David Fraser writes: The Federal Court of Canada has just issued a decision in Girao v. Zarek Taylor Grossman Hanrahan LLP, 2011 FC 1070 (CanLII), in which it found a law firm liable for having posted on its website a previous report of findings from the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada along with a…
OK: State supreme court proposes limiting public access to personal info
Florida did it. Now Oklahoma’s considering it. Ziva Branstetter reports: Court officials are again proposing a sweeping rule to remove personal information such as dates of birth from Oklahoma criminal and civil court records, prompting concern from former Attorney General Drew Edmondson and others. The Oklahoma Supreme Court issued the proposed rule Wednesday, noting it…