Sentencing has been postponed for a private investigator who helped Hewlett-Packard Co. unearth private telephone records of board members and journalists. Bryan Wagner is the last remaining defendant from the spying scandal that erupted in 2006 and engulfed one of technology’s most storied companies. He pleaded guilty 2 1/2 years ago to identity theft and…
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Brokerage pact faces privacy issues
Privacy issues still loom over the proposed agreement that would allow Canadian brokers to take some client information when switching firms. Representatives from the Investment Industry Association of Canada, a trade association for the securities industry, and representatives from the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada will discuss next week potential privacy concerns relating…
Updated (2): Whistleblower lawsuit against Kaiser
At a time when concerns about the privacy and security of electronic health records are a hot topic and the issue of private vs. public health insurance is making the front pages, a lawsuit filed by a former Kaiser employee alleges that Kaiser knowingly and repeatedly violated HIPAA, exposed millions of members to identity theft,…
Murdoch’s ultimatum to Amazon.com
Rupert Murdoch’s mad as hell, and he’s not going to take it anymore. High-handed treatment from Amazon, that is. On News Corp.’s (NWS) fiscal-year-end earnings call with analysts, the notoriously shoot-from-the-hip mogul suggested that The Wall Street Journal will cease to be available on the Kindle e-reader unless Amazon starts offering a more generous revenue…