The Laois Nationalist reports: The Principal of a Limerick school, which recently suspended 28 pupils for posting an offensive photo about a teacher on Facebook, is calling on the Data Protection Commissioner to carry out a full investigation into the incident. Headmaster Noel Malone, of Coláiste Chiaráin, in Croom, said that he is dissatisfied with…
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FTC Approves Final Order Settling Charges Against Equifax Information Services LLC
Back in October, Equifax and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) agreed to settle charges that Equifax violated the Fair Credit Reporting Act and Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act by improperly selling lists of millions of consumers who were late on their mortgages. In settling the FTC’s complaint, Equifax agreed to pay its full…
France says Skype could face prosecution for failure to register as a telecom
I’m old. I forget. Sometimes I tweet links to stories but forget to post them here. Cyrus Farivar reported: French regulators have said Skype could face prosecution for failing to register as an “electronic communications operator” with France’s telecom regulator. The agency, known by its French acronym ARCEP, wrote in an English-language statement on Tuesday that “failure to…
WA: Outsourced website no cost to state
What’s that old adage that if something looks too good to be true….? Jordan Schrader reports: State government plans to outsource the operation of its main face on the Internet to a private company that it says can run the Access Washington website at no cost to state taxpayers. Kansas-based NIC Inc. will, of course,…