So you keep a credit card or debit card on file with a business so that you can call up to conveniently make a payment by phone? One individual found out that the convenience enabled a stranger to authorize $1000 in deductions from his bank account to pay his Sprint account. A blogger who elsewhere…
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EFF Obtains Records from Behind-the-Scenes Negotiations on Telecom Immunity
From the good folks over at EFF: Today the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) posted thousands of pages of records detailing behind-the-scenes negotiations between government agencies and Congress about providing immunity for telecoms involved in illegal government surveillance. The documents include drafts of legislation and communications between Congress and the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the…
CA: Court Ruling Jeopardizes Credit Card Privacy Law
Gene Stonebarger writes: The California Legislature long ago recognized the dangers associated with collecting and maintaining consumers’ personal identification information, finding that the practice put the physical safety of consumers at risk and jeopardized consumers’ financial security due to identify theft and credit card fraud. In response, the Legislature enacted an amendment to the Song…
Celebrity Web site allegedly used by burglars
Andrew Blankstein reports: Suppose you could look at the pool in back of James Cameron’s Malibu estate. Or admire the ornate garden at Haim Saban’s Beverly Hills mansion. Or check out the tennis court at Tiger Woods’ Florida home. Should you? The Web site celebrityaddressaerial.com makes possible exactly that sort of high-tech snooping, listing addresses…