MaryClaire Dale reports that the school spycam case has not been ratcheted up a notch: The FBI is investigating a Pennsylvania school district accused of secretly activating webcams inside students’ homes, a law enforcement official with knowledge of the case told The Associated Press on Friday. The FBI will explore whether Lower Merion School District…
Category: Breaches
N.Y. City Bar Urges Limiting Personal Data in Civil Filings
Noeleen G. Walder reports: Citing the increasing availability of court documents on the internet, the New York City Bar is urging the courts to adopt a statewide rule that would sharply curtail the inclusion of “sensitive personal information” in civil court filings. Such documents presumptively have been “public records in New York … accessible to…
Customs and Border Protection Officer Charged with Computer Snooping
Steven M. Dettelbach, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio, announced that an Information was filed charging Cleveland-based United States Customs and Border Protection Officer Scot Hafko, age 49, of Middleburg Heights, Ohio, with one count of unauthorized access to a government computer, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 1030(a)(2)(B)…
Newspaper responds to lawsuit
Stephanie Porter-Nichols and Daniel Gilbert report: The Smyth County News & Messenger has responded to a $1 million defamation lawsuit by a Chilhowie woman, arguing that the article in controversy was a “substantially accurate” report of a court record and a police statement. The newspaper filed the response last Friday in Smyth County Circuit Court…