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. …
Category: Breaches
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…
Senate votes on Red Flag Program Clarification Act of 2010
Joseph Lazzarotti wrotes: As reported by the American Bar Association and PHIprivacy.net, lawyers, accountants, health care providers and others soon may get some clarity as to whether the “red flag” rules apply to them. The United States Senate voted unanimously to pass the Red Flag Program Clarification Act of 2010. Under the Act, according to statements from Sen. Christoper Dodd (D)…