A former colonel in the North Carolina Army National Guard has sued two former officers, accusing them of illegally monitoring his email while he was deployed overseas. Fred Aikens is seeking unspecified damages in the federal lawsuit against William Ingram, former adjutant general of the N.C. National Guard, and former Lt. Col. Peter Von Jess….
Category: Breaches
FBI investigating News Corp.?
Tom Hays of Associated Press reports: A law enforcement official says the FBI has opened an investigation into allegations that media mogul Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp. sought to hack into the phones of Sept. 11 victims. The official spoke Thursday on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak publicly. Read more on…
Nashville residents take on Google Wi-Spy, join privacy lawsuit
Brandon Gee reports: A group of Nashville residents and attorneys are part of a class-action lawsuit against Internet giant Google that could go down as the largest invasion-of-privacy case in history. The company is accused of breaking federal and state wiretap laws from 2007 to 2010. That’s when vehicles that were deployed nationwide to collect…
Steelie Neelie: ‘Help us form Brussels data breach policy’
John Oates reports: The European Commission is asking for feedback on practical rules to ensure that anyone in Europe who has their private data breached will be told. New rules across Europe mean that telcos are meant to tell you if they lose your data. But what is needed now is feedback on how the…