A man who broke into Sarah Palin’s e-mail has been imprisoned – despite being told he might be spared jail. David Kernell, 23, was found guilty last year of illegally accessing Mrs Palin’s e-mail during the 2008 presidential campaign. At the time, a judge suggested he should serve his year-long sentence in a halfway house….
Category: Breaches
Google Analytics targeted by data protection officials
German web companies could face hefty fines for using Google’s online metrics service after data protection officials broke off talks with the US internet giant this week and threatened to pursue a precedent-setting court case. “Unfortunately we have come to the conclusion that Google has not complied with our data protection demands,” Johannes Caspar, commissioner…
Children & Parents Sued for Alleged Hacking and Cyber-Bullying
Bridget Freeland reports: Parents of a 13-year-old Jane Doe sued two of their daughter’s classmates and their parents, claiming the parents negligently let their kids hack into Jane’s Gmail and turn it into a “Google/Buzz” account – allowing for more direct interaction – and then, posing as Jane, posted “vile, sexual and violent” comments, including…
Lawsuits Allege Apple Applications Sent Personal Information to Third Parties
In late December 2010, consumers filed two class action lawsuits against Apple Inc., claiming that several applications they downloaded from Apple’s App Store sent their personal information to third parties without their consent. Specifically, the consumers claim that Apple allowed third party advertising networks to follow user activity through the Unique Device Identifiers that Apple…