A new year, a new governor, the same old problem and perhaps the same solution. State Sen. Joe Simitian, D-Palo Alto, has introduced a bill that he says will enhance consumer privacy protection by strengthening the notification requirements when databases of personal information are compromised. It’s the same bill that the Legislature passed last year…
Category: Breaches
Ca: Privacy commissioner says she may need power to fine
Privacy Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart says the complaints-based system for regulating privacy breaches may not be up to snuff and that her office may need the power to levy fines to get companies to pay attention. Stoddart made the comments Wednesday in a speech to the Centre for Law, Technology and Society at the University of…
Swiss banker who gave WikiLeaks tax evader files escapes jail time for breaking bank secrecy laws
Frank Jordans of Associated Press reports: A Swiss banker who claims to have handed WikiLeaks details of rich tax evaders has been found guilty of coercion and breaking Switzerland’s strict banking secrecy laws. A judge at Zurich’s Regional Court has sentenced Rudolf Elmer to a fine of over 6,000 Swiss francs ($6,000). Elmer claimed at…
UK: Bank pay disclosure could ‘breach privacy laws’
Banks that voluntarily disclose the pay of their top earners could face legal repercussions, according to City lawyers. Ahead of next month’s bonus round, the government has attempted to curb excessive remuneration in the financial sector by calling on banks to publish the salaries of their highest paid staff. However, Liz Pierson of law firm…