So no sooner than I post a link to an article of how courts have expanded dog sniffs (drugs) to the home, than John Wesley Hall of FourthAmendment.com points me to a decision overturning some previous rulings: The Florida Supreme Court held today that a dog sniff in the home violates the Fourth Amendment. The…
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Researcher uncovers serious privacy and security concerns with Dropbox (updated)
Last week, I read some commentary about Dropbox by Derek Newton that left me thinking that what he was raising as a security issue was not necessarily a huge deal. So today, when I saw more references to Dropbox, I thought it was just continued discussion of his commentary. Thankfully, Chris Soghoian tweeted, “How Dropbox…
GunnAllen Financial executives settle with SEC over charges they failed to protect confidential customer information
The Securities and Exchange Commission has charged three former brokerage executives for failing to protect confidential information about their customers. The SEC’s investigation found that while Tampa-based GunnAllen Financial Inc. was winding down its business operations last year, former president Frederick O. Kraus and former national sales manager David C. Levine violated customer privacy rules…
UK: No prosecution will be brought against Phorm and BT for breaching privacy laws
The crown prosecution service (CPS) has said there is not enough evidence to bring a case against a software company accused of breaching data protection laws. Phorm provoked controversy when it trialled a targeted-ad system through internet service provider BT. The trial, which took place in 2006, was conducted without the knowledge or permission of…