Kyle Slavin reports: Given that such sensitive information – the names, social insurance numbers and banking details – for 11,841 University of Victoria employees was stored on a device so susceptible to loss or theft, B.C.’s privacy commissioner says there is “no rationale” that the information wasn’t digitally secure. Read more on Saanich News. You…
Category: Workplace
Teacher’s aide wouldn’t let school district access her Facebook page, now in legal battle
Kelli Stopczynski reports on a case in Michigan where a teacher’s aide refused to allow her employer to view her Facebook postings and was suspended. In this case, the district had been alerted by a parent to a photo that the aide had uploaded to her account. Lewis Cass ISD superintendent Robert Colby called her…
Supreme court limits damages under 1974 Privacy Act to actual damages
James Vicini reports on a somewhat disappointing but unsurprising verdict by the Supreme Court: The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that a pilot from San Francisco, whose status as HIV-infected was disclosed by one federal agency to another one in violation of a privacy law, cannot sue for damages for mental and emotional distress….
Facebook warns employers not to demand passwords
Barbara Orutay reports: Facebook is warning employers not to demand the passwords of job applicants, saying that it’s an invasion of privacy that opens companies to legal liabilities. The social networking company is also threatening legal action against those who violate its long-standing policy against sharing passwords. Read more on Tampa Bay Online. I’m glad…