On December 8, 2010, the U.S. House of Representatives approved the Social Security Number Protection Act of 2010 (S. 3789), which is aimed at reducing identity theft by limiting access to Social Security numbers. The bill prohibits printing Social Security numbers, or any derivative of a Social Security number, on government-issued checks, and bars federal, state and…
Category: Breaches
German Data Protection Authority Imposes €200,000 Fine for Targeted Advertising Without Adequate Consent
From the Hogan Lovells blog, Chronicle of Data Protection: On November 23, the data protection authority (DPA) of the German Federal State of Hamburg imposed a€200,000 fine [link in German] against the Hamburg-based savings & loan Hamburger Sparkasse due to violations of the German Federal Data Protection Act (the BDSG) for, among other reasons, using neuromarketing techniques without customer consent. …
Man charged with hacking women’s Facebook accounts, posting nude photos
Denis J. O’Malley reports: A former computer technician allegedly hacked into three womens’ Facebook and e-mail accounts, pilfered nude pictures of them and posted one of the victim’s pictures on her Facebook page. David Sica, 25, of 613 Hickory St., Old Forge, turned himself in at the Lackawanna County district attorney’s office Wednesday afternoon. He…
Holiday Tip: Don’t accept gifts (or too-good-to-be-true offers) from strangers
Rebecca Herold posted a holiday privacy tip that’s a timely reminder: Did you hear about the 40,000 people who were tricked by a bogus offer of a free Ikea gift card? Unfortunately, the incident is not isolated. This time of year, more than ever, criminals are upping their game and preying on those looking for…