The case of a former Rutgers student who is accused of criminal invasion of privacy is one I’ve been watching on this blog, but recently there’s been a second privacy issue embedded in the case – whether the identity of Tyler Clementi’s guest will be protected by the court or shielded. In developments this week, Dharun…
Category: Breaches
Exploiting Privacy Breaches
I recently commented on the rush to class action lawsuits that seems to have become the norm. Today, I was interested to see this column by John Halamka, MD, CIO, CareGroup Health System, Harvard Medical School. He writes, in part: As with any profession there are those attorneys who use the law for personal gain….
Ca: Privacy & Tort Law Developments
Michael Power writes: Tort law in Canada may take a new privacy-related turn if a recent press report is to be believed. Data protection statues in Canada generally apply to organizations engaged in business activities. These statutes do not address the actions of individuals who misuse the personal information of others and, given the growth and popularity…
Peer-to-Peer File-Sharing Software Developer Settles FTC Charges
Frostwire LLC, a peer-to-peer file-sharing application developer, has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that its software likely would cause consumers to unwittingly expose sensitive personal files stored on their mobile devices, and that it misled consumers about which downloaded files from their desktop and laptop computers would be shared with a file-sharing network….