ID theft is never good, but here’s another example of how potentially serious the consequences can be. Helen Kennedy reports: The 22-year-old Yemeni coed arrested for mailing the two Al Qaeda cargo bombs was released Sunday after officials determined she was a victim of identity theft. “Another woman had used her name and ID. Authorities…
Category: Breaches
Students accused of secretly recording Tyler Clementi withdraw from Rutgers after tragedy
Kelly Heyboer and Amy Ellis Nutt report: One of the two students accused of secretly using a webcam to watch Tyler Clementi in an intimate encounter with another man has withdrawn from the university — but she hopes to eventually return to classes, friends said. Molly Wei, 18, e-mailed professors to get assignments and continued…
Barrichello wins lawsuit against Google
The Associated Press reports: A judge has ordered Google Brasil to pay $118,000 to Formula One’s Rubens Barrichello for failing to remove from the social-networking site fake profiles that mocked the Brazilian driver. The judge says Google took too long to remove the profiles after being notified by Barrichello. The decision by a tribunal court…
ICO can’t fine Google for Wi-Fi scandal
Tom Brewster reports: The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) is unable to fine Google for collecting data over unprotected Wi-Fi connections during its Street View project.Various reports have indicated the ICO could issue a landmark monetary penalty but the privacy watchdog admitted to IT PRO it cannot issue a monetary penalty as the data was gathered before…