The Russian national regulator for the communicatons sector Roskomnadzor has issued a statement requiring regional operator Sibirtelecom to stop infringement of the law on personal data protection. The confidentiality requirements for personal data of subscribers were infringed when this data was included in bills delivered to subscribers. Source: TradingMarkets.com
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Koster settles with telemarketers
Keith Loria reports: Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster reached a settlement agreement on Wednesday with a California couple who had violated the state’s No-Call List policy. Under terms of the settlement, Madhulika and Ratan Baid’s California companies, Smart Funding Corp. and Ariant Solutions, Inc., will pay $35,000 to the State for using third-party telemarketers to…
Most trusted company for privacy?
First there was a press release declaring eBay, Verizon, and the U.S. Postal Service to be the winners of the 2009 Most Trusted Companies for Privacy Award. The survey was commissioned by Ponemon Institute and TRUSTe. Then there was a commentary by Karl Bode on DSLreports, who points out Verizon’s history of privacy concerns, and…
Consumers Accept Device Fingerprinting, Study Finds
Thomas Claburn reports: Computer users are willing to accept device profiling if it leads to improved security and less sharing of personal information, according to a study conducted by the Ponemon Institute, an independent privacy research organization.The study, Online Consumers’ Reaction to Device Fingerprinting, was sponsored by ThreatMetrix, a security company that sells device profiling…