Byron Acohido reports: Americans are willing to have their thumbprints and eyeballs scanned to keep cybercriminals from stealing their sensitive data, according to survey results released this week. Of the 583 respondents polled by tech consulting firm Unisys and Leiberman Research, 93% said they would be interested in using fingerprinting to secure their data; 58%…
Pirate Bay back in the courtroom
The founders of The Pirate Bay have been hit a with new order to remove links to copyright material. A Dutch court has ordered them to to remove all links to the material of a group of Netherlands-based music and film makers. The trio could face fines of up to $9m (£5.5m) if they do…
School had no right to read messages on student’s cell phone, family say
Eric Been reports: Owensboro High School violated the Constitution by confiscating a student’s cell phone after it slipped from his pocket during class, and expelling him because of the text messages that school officials read on it, the student’s family claims in Federal Court. The student, identified only as G.C., says his teacher confiscated his…
Deutsche Bahn fined 1.12 million euros for data protection breach
Germany’s rail carrier Deutsche Bahn was fined a record 1.12 million euros (1.7 million dollars) on Friday, for breaching data protection laws. Earlier this year, it emerged that the rail operator had been accessing confidential staff data including emails and bank accounts for more than a decade, in attempts to fight possible corruption. The head…