The federal privacy commissioner is auditing a number of mortgage brokerages because of concerns about the security of borrowers’ personal financial information, The Globe and Mail has learned. The audit, which industry sources say began this month, is looking into the potential misuse of consumers’ information to carry out fraud such as identity theft…. “The…
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Operation Motorman: the full story revealed
The Guardian has an expose of network that managed to obtain confidential data on numerous individuals. They report: From his cramped office at the back of his family home on a quiet street on the Hampshire coast, Steve Whittamore was for years the link between news organisations and a network of sources who could penetrate…
British hacker’s supporters battle extradition to U.S.
Karla Adam of The Washington Post reports that Gary McKinnon’s supporters have not given up on fighting his extradition to the U.S. over hacking charges. Now they are trying to appeal the decision to the new Supreme Court which opens on Oct.1. According to the story, if that strategy failes, they will appeal to the…
UK: CRB looks to ID cards to solve accuracy woes
Millions could be asked to provide ID card and fingerprint data to get a job under new systems being developed by the Home Office following a collapse in the accuracy of background checks. News of the plans emerged in the response to a Register Freedom of Information Act request to the Criminal Records Bureau (CRB)….