I’ve seen a number of comments around the web from individuals who are concerned about signing up for the free credit monitoring by Experian that’s been offered by Target. So I contacted Experian and asked them if they share registration information with Target. Here’s the reply I got from Greg Young, Director, Public Relations of Experian Consumer…
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At risk if you do, at risk if you don’t? Target’s problematic privacy policy
There’s been a lot of coverage on the Target data breach that has impacted between 40 and 110 million individuals. For 40 million, their credit or debit card information was captured by malware placed on Target’s registers. For 70 million, personal information such as names and e-mail addresses, but not card information, was captured. How…
Vodafone takes a stand on privacy with plan to disclose wiretapping demands
Juliette Garside reports: Vodafone is to take a stand on privacy by asking British ministers, and the governments of each of the 25 countries in which it operates, for the right to disclose the number of demands it receives for wiretapping and customer data. In a push back against the use of telecoms networks for…
UK: Google loses High Court privacy bid
The Press Association reports: Google has lost its High Court bid to block a breach of privacy legal action launched against it in the UK by a group of British internet users. The internet giant applied for a declaration that the court has no jurisdiction to try their claims, which relate to the Apple Safari…