Jamie Satterfield reports: A federal judge has shot down a former University of Tennessee student’s bid to have tossed out convictions in the illegal access of Sarah Palin’s personal e-mail account during the 2008 presidential election. Although U.S. District Judge Thomas Phillips’ ruling, issued Thursday, paves the way for David C. Kernell to be sentenced next…
Category: Breaches
Prolonged ID theft forcing Utah student to get new Social Security number
There have been a number of stories about the risk of children having their identity stolen and a few stories about how in some cases, individuals may be able to get new Social Security Numbers. Here’s a case that may help some parents understand just how serious a problem this can be for their…
AU: Data chief, David Watts, lashes police privacy
Milanda Rout reports: John Brumby’s law enforcement data watchdog is tired of Victoria Police not fully implementing its recommendations. The CLED will subject them to “intense supervision” until they fix their flawed security around sharing sensitive personal information. The Commissioner for Law Enforcement Data Security, David Watts, has warned police that “any further delay” in…
FTC Testifies on Data Security Legislation
The Federal Trade Commission today told a Senate Subcommittee that it supports proposed legislation that would require many companies to use reasonable data security policies and procedures and require those companies to notify consumers when there is a security breach. In testimony before the Committee on Science, Commerce, and Transportation Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product…