The trial starts this morning for Prince George City Councillor Brian Skakun, who is accused of breaching the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. Skakun is accused of leaking a confidential report about the relationship between a former Officer in Charge of the local RCMP detachment and civilian staff members. The report ended…
Category: Breaches
Firesheep: Firefox extension exposes Facebook and Twitter passwords
Matt Warman reports: A new extension for the Firefox web browser makes it easier than ever before for users to steal account information from users logging on to unencrypted websites via unsecured wifi networks. Developed by Eric Butler, the Firesheep extension collects the “cookies” that a selection of websites such as Facebook and Twitter use…
Computer security head suspended over e-mail spying
Randy Ludlow reports: The head of computer systems security for the Ohio Department of Public Safety was suspended today amid the fallout from an e-mail spying scheme. David A. Brown, 46, was placed on paid administrative leave from his $94,284-a-year job as the department continues to review employees’ roles in a plan to illegally intercept…
Brazilian police to charge journalist for privacy breach
Maira Magro reports: The Federal Police are working to indict journalist Amaury Ribeiro Júnior for his alleged role in violating the financial privacy of individuals linked to opposition presidential candidate José Serra, O Estado de S. Paulo and O Globo report. In statements to the police, Ribeiro confirmed that he paid a mediator to obtain documents from the…