James Wood reports: The leak of addresses from the SGI database to the Teamsters union was one of four substantiated cases of “inappropriate system access” this year, with another situation still under review, the Crown corporation says. There were an additional nine cases in 2009. The cases during the last year and a half have…
Category: Breaches
Ca: Risks remain in wake of mortgage broker breaches, audit shows
Several mortgage brokerages improved some privacy and security measures following a string of major data breaches, but failed to implement controls to raise the alarm about any future suspicious activity, a privacy audit has found. The audit by the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) was launched after the brokerages reported 14 data…
Article: Street Shootings: Covert Photography and Public Privacy
Nancy Danforth Zeronda has a NOTE in the May issue of the Vanderbilt Law Review, Street Shootings: Covert Photography and Public Privacy. Much of the article seems to address cases involving upskirt photography. The last section of the NOTE addresses another approach to redress for individuals whose privacy has been invaded in public spaces: After…
Connecticut Attorney General Asks Google If It Collected Wireless Network Data Without Permission In CT
Attorney General Richard Blumenthal is asking Google whether its “street view” cars collected personal information transmitted over wireless networks without permission while photographing Connecticut streets and homes. Google has acknowledged that “street view” cars in some locations have intercepted information from unsecured personal WIFI networks. In Europe, notably Ireland, Google admitted intercepting packets of data…