Bill Sizemore and Julian Walker report: The kNOw Campaign, the source of an aborted mass mailing that would have disclosed many Virginians’ personal voting history days before the Nov. 3 election, is defying the State Board of Elections’ demand that it reveal where the data came from.In an escalating battle, the nonprofit group sued the…
Category: Breaches
Ca: Bank not responsible after new account was opened using stolen identity
PIPEDA Case Summary #2009-012: A fraudster used forged identification of an individual to open a bank account in the individual’s name. When the fraud was discovered, the individual realized that the fraudster had also used an invalid address and telephone number when applying for the account. The victim claimed the bank could have avoided the…
Former detective sentenced for providing police info to motorcycle club
United States Attorney Kathleen M. Mehltretter announced that former Hamburg, New York Police Detective Laurie Staley-Stone was sentenced to four months in Prison based on her August 26, 2009 plea of guilty to exceeding her authorized access as a police officer to information contained in the National Crime Information Center (“NCIC”) Computer. Staley-Stone was sentenced…
UK: Information Commissioner’s Office demystifies data protection
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has produced a new plain English Guide to Data Protection to provide businesses and organizations with practical advice about the Data Protection Act and dispel myths. The guide will help organizations safeguard personal data and comply with the law. The guide takes a straight-forward look at the principles of the…