Responding to concerns about identity theft and security breaches linked to portable devices, the AICPA [American Institute of Certified Public Accountants] and the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants have expanded Generally Accepted Privacy Principles to include protocols for securing personal information. The AICPA/CICA Generally Accepted Privacy Principles are recognized by the IRS and other organizations….
Category: Breaches
Connecticut Clamps Down On Snooping State Employees
Connecticut officials say new measures are in place to deter state employees from browsing people’s confidential tax records. The Department of Revenue Services says all workers caught snooping tax records without a legitimate reason will be referred for criminal prosecution, and taxpayers will now be notified when their tax information is improperly accessed. Read more…
WideOpen West spyware funnelled data to NebuAd – lawsuit
Maria Dinzeo reports: Internet service provider WideOpen West installed spyware on its broadband networks that “funneled all users’ Internet communications – inbound and outbound, in their entirety – to a third-party Internet advertisement-serving company, NebuAd,” a class action claims in Chicago Federal Court. “NebuAd and WOW used the intercepted communications to monitor and profile individual…
Man pleads guilty to stalking ESPN’s Erin Andrews
The L.A. Times and KTLA report: An Illinois man has pleaded guilty to stalking ESPN reporter Erin Andrews and shooting videos of her that he posted on the Internet and tried to sell, federal authorities said today. Michael David Barrett, 48, of Westmont, Ill., admitted that he had the intent to “harass or to cause…