Matthew Heller writes about how some lawsuits may chill people’s ability to use their own experiences as the basis for creative works: The case of a woman who claims she is the real-life model for the character of a prostitute in a movie is one of three lawsuits filed last month which would punish writers…
Category: Breaches
Rogue tax workers snooped on ex-spouses, family members
Dean Beeby of the Canadian Press reports: OTTAWA—Dozens of workers at Canada’s tax agency have been caught snooping on their ex-spouses, mothers-in-law, creditors and others by reading confidential tax files. Internal reports at the Canada Revenue Agency show that rogue employees are improperly reviewing the private financial affairs of taxpayers without their knowledge. And some…
Singapore: NUS apologises for gaffe
Kimberly Spykerman reports: Fresh graduate Tang Shangjun was puzzled to find an embossed credit card, and a PIN number, in his mailbox from Standard Chartered Bank slightly over a week ago. As he had not applied for any credit cards, he called the bank and was perplexed to find that the card was a tie-up…
Woman who blames Rogers for exposing affair says she’s not alone
Remember the Canadian woman who is suing Rogers Wireless for consolidating her family’s cell phone bills without her consent, resulting in her husband discovering that she had had an affair? She’s now claiming that there are others out there who have similar complaints about Rogers. Brendan Kennedy reports on the latest in this case: […]…