Linda Seida reports: A former New Hope Borough and Solebury Township part-time police officer has been charged with unlawful use of a computer and related offenses that stem from a traffic stop in which he used a woman’s cell phone to send an “explicit picture” of her to another man, according to a court document….
Liechtenstein Parliament Passes US Tax Pact
Katharina Bart of Dow Jones Newswire reports: Liechtenstein’s government said Thursday a tax pact with the U.S. will come into effect Jan. 1 after being passed by parliament. The agreement means Liechtenstein will provide U.S. tax authorities with client data upon request from tax years 2009 onwards. U.S. authorities must provide the identity of the…
Consumers Accept Device Fingerprinting, Study Finds
Thomas Claburn reports: Computer users are willing to accept device profiling if it leads to improved security and less sharing of personal information, according to a study conducted by the Ponemon Institute, an independent privacy research organization.The study, Online Consumers’ Reaction to Device Fingerprinting, was sponsored by ThreatMetrix, a security company that sells device profiling…
One in eight Brits hit by identity theft
Shaun Nichols reports: A recent study has estimated that one in eight adults in the UK have been the victim of online fraud or identity theft. The survey, conducted by research firm YouGov and backed by online security vendor VeriSign, polled roughly 2,100 adults in the UK. Some 12 per cent said that they had…