The Associated Press reports that five Facebook users in California have filed a civil suit against Facebook. According to the AP, the lawsuit reportedly alleges that Facebook violates California privacy and online privacy laws by disseminating personal information posted by users to third parties. It also alleges that Facebook engages in data mining and harvesting…
Former DA sentenced to jail for ID theft
Paul Kelly, a former Eau Claire County (Wisconsin) district attorney was sentenced to 13 months in jail for using his daughter’s and grandson’s identity information to obtain loans and purchase cars. Kelly was Eau Claire County’s D.A. in the late 1960s. Source: WQOW
MP’s password accidentally leaked
Dizzy of the Dizzy Thinks blog was searching on Google for information on an article by Gisela Stuart MP for Birmingham Edgebaston and found a lot more than he expected. The results returned a link to an entry on the MP’s own web site which included her user name and password for managing the sites…
Privacy offerings: Facebook submits plan to Canada
Facebook has submitted its proposal to the Canadian Privacy Commissioner to bring Facebook into compliance with Canada’s privacy law. Although they revealed few details publicly, The Financial Post reports that: the company proposed a number of updates to its Statement of Rights and Responsibilities with several changes which may address some of the concerns contained…