Richard Mooney reports the latest on a student privacy case in the U.K.: A UK Government watchdog this week began an investigation into an alleged breach of the Data Protection Act by North Lanarkshire headteachers who disclosed pupils’ personal details to Shotts MSP Karen Whitefield. The UK Information Commissioner – the body that deals with…
Category: Breaches
California passes notification content bill, but will Schwarzenegger sign it?
The California legislature passed an important breach notification bill authored by state Senator Joe Simitian this week, but will Governor Schwarzenegger veto this bill too, as he did the last time around in its previous incarnation? Senate Bill 1166 would mandate certain information about the breach be included in any notification. In a press release…
UK: Watchdog to probe data breach
As an update to a possible breach of UK Data Protection law previously reported here, SNP News reports: The UK Information Commissioner has confirmed to Alex Neil MSP that an investigation has started into the disclosure of personal data from a number of local primary schools to Karen Whitefield MSP. The Commissioner’s office confirmed that…
AU: Officer sacked over internet site
Tim Dornin reports: A senior South Australian police officer has been sacked for helping set up a lurid internet dating profile that encouraged men to pursue his ex-girlfriend for sex. Detective Sergeant Darren James Clohesy lost his job on Monday after failing to attend a police disciplinary hearing in response to his court conviction. Police…