Yes, this is the third celebrity-related privacy news story I’m posting this morning, which may be some kind of record for a site that generally avoids celebrity news unless it raises important privacy questions. But read on, as I think this one does… Phone-hacking victim Sienna Miller accused her mother of leaking stories to the…
Category: Breaches
Autobiography of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange published despite attempts to block it
Anna Edwards reports: Despite his attempts to block an explosive autobiography, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s story has been published. […] Publishers Canongate Books decided to put the memoir on sale after Assange, who is on bail in Britain facing extradition to Sweden, attempted to cancel his contract after reading a first draft. Assange, 40, said…
Proxy logs helped FBI track and arrest LulzSec member
If you thought using a proxy server would protect your anonymity or privacy, think again. Steve Ragan writes: The logs maintained by HideMyAss.com, in addition to other evidence, has led to the arrest of another LulzSec member in Arizona, The Tech Herald has learned. Cody Kretsinger, 23, allegedly used the anonymity service during his role…
Is Posting Hacked Scarlett Johansson Nudes a Crime—or Art?
Leslie Gornstein writes: An artist is plastering naked photos of Scarlett Johansson in the streets! Haven’t those images been stolen? Does he want to get arrested?! —Flayva, via the inbox As publicity tactics go, getting arrested is a fine strategy, right up there with a leaked sex tape or a staged paparazzi photo op with…