Kashmir Hill discusses the current controversy over a Firefox add-on, Firesheep, that allows a user who has installed it to hijack social media accounts (or any accounts, for that matter) that are open over an unsecured wi-fi connection (think Starbucks). Since the add-on was released, a lot of people, this blogger included, have asked why…
Category: Breaches
IE: Media outlets did not breach privacy of sexually abused children, court rules
The High Court has ruled there was no breach, in reports and broadcasts by three media organisations, of the right to privacy of two children who was sexually abused. The children had claimed that reports in the media of the conviction of a man who had attacked both her and another child resulted in their…
UK: Information Commissioner announces outcome of Google Street View investigation
Once again, Google escapes serious consequences over its capture personal information from unsecured wi-fi connections. The press release from the ICO: Google UK will be subject to an audit and must sign an undertaking to ensure data protection breaches do not occur again or they will face enforcement action, Information Commissioner Christopher Graham said today….
UK: Crawley council workers have been “snooping” through residents’ rubbish
Chris Ballinger reports: Council workers have been going through Crawley residents’ rubbish to check up on how much we recycle. Researchers have been rooting through bins in Broadfield, Gossops Green and Pound Hill on collection days. Gary Ellard spotted that his garbage was being sifted through in Hillmead, Gossops Green, last Tuesday. The 31-year-old said:…