It’s nice when David takes on Goliath and wins. CBC News reports: A Nova Scotia man says he had to hound Bell TV for the $21,000 owed to him after the communications giant accessed his credit report without permission. Rabi Chitrakar, who lives in Beechville, said the cheque was finally couriered to him before Christmas….
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After a terrible year for security, Yahoo Mail finally gets HTTPS by default
Graham Cluley writes: Breathe a small sigh of relief. Yahoo has finally caught up with competing major webmail providers, and turned on HTTPS by default. Read more on GrahamCluley.com,
France fines Google maximum penalty in data privacy row
Emmanuelle Trecolle reports: France’s data protection watchdog on Wednesday fined Google 150,000 euros ($205,000) — the maximum possible — for failing to comply with its privacy guidelines for personal data. The fine, though tiny for a group that made $15 billion in one quarter last year, is the regulator’s biggest ever and follows in the…
Leahy Reintroduces Data Privacy Legislation
The following press release was issued today by Senator Patrick Leahy: Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) on Wednesday reintroduced sweeping legislation to protect Americans’ personal information and ensure their privacy. Leahy also announced the issue of data privacy would be the subject of a committee hearing early in the new Senate session. Leahy…