Randy Ludlow reports for the Columbus Dispatch: American Idol runner-up Crystal Bowersox gained national acclaim belting out her style of folksy blues on the popular TV show. But some of the attention the Toledo-area singer received was unflattering, as police and others improperly checked to see if she had a criminal record or blemishes on…
Category: Breaches
Lawsuit filed by woman jailed for a day due to ID theft due for trial
Rene Stutzman has an interesting story about a woman who sued Seminole County, Florida because she was jailed for a day after another woman had used her identity when she was arrested. The innocent ID theft victim reportedly said, “”I was held there when they knew it was not me, then I was strip searched and…
Phone hacking: MPs to question Andy Coulson and Scotland Yard
Nicholas Watt and Afua Hirsch report: Scotland Yard and News International were tonight facing further parliamentary pressure over the News of the World phone hacking scandal as a Commons committee announced a fresh inquiry into the affair. As police confirmed that Andy Coulson would be questioned following new allegations in the New York Times suggesting he knew about…
UK phone hacking scandal: Theresa May comes under fire in parliament
Nicholas Watt reports: British democracy risks becoming a “laughing stock” around the world unless allegations about phone hacking on behalf of the News of the World are fully investigated, a former Labour minister warned today. Tom Watson, a member of the Commons culture select committee, issued a point-by-point rebuttal of arguments by ministers and News…