Yet another court case involving nude photos on a cell phone. A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit by a woman claiming Culpeper police officers distributed nude photos of her found on a cell phone seized when her boyfriend was arrested. U.S. District Judge Norman K. Moon of Charlottesville ruled Thursday that Jessica Casella did…
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In wake of wrist slap, ICO calls for tighter data abuse laws
A UK judge’s frustration that he could only fine a data leaker has the Information Commissioner calling for tighter laws…. Laws should be tightened to give judges the option to jail people found guilty of serious abuses of personal data, the UK’s Information Commissioner has said. Christopher Graham said penalties under the Data Protection Act…
Pitney Bowes pays $2.9M to settle ‘Blast Fax’ lawsuit
When you buy a client list as part of buyng a firm’s assets, do you have an established business relationship with the clients that allows you to fax them? The issue just cost Pitney Bowes $2.9M to settle…. Greg Land of the Fulton County Daily Report reports: Business service and supply giant Pitney Bowes has…
Want a wiretap warrant? No problem, court says
David Kravets writes: Despite refusing to “endorse” the government’s tactics in securing a warrant for a wiretap, a federal appeals court is ruling that authorities could use the fruits of their questionable eavesdropping in prosecuting an alleged drug dealer. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals overturned a lower-court judge who last year suppressed the…