Online access to public records containing Social Security Numbers (SSNs) by anyone, anywhere and for any reason should be banned in every state because it facilitates the growing crime of identity theft. Senator Chuck Schumer introduced the ALERT Government Privacy Act or Avoiding Sleepy Local Government’s Online Disclosure of Personally Identifiable Information. This bill comes…
Privacy Commissioner’s office releases strata corporation guidelines
B.C.’s Privacy Commissioner’s office today released ‘Privacy Guidelines for Strata Corporations and Strata Agents’. These new guidelines support B.C.’s strata corporations in meeting their privacy obligations under the Personal Information Protection Act and the Strata Property Act. Read more on Kelowna.com. Related: Privacy Guidelines
Erin Andrews 911 call
The Huffington Post has the audio tape of Erin Andrews calling 911 about paparazzi sitting in a car outside of her house and looking at her through her window. Her private security was not around, so she called 911 as she had been advised to do. Andrews told the 911 operator “I cannot believe these…
‘Right to die’ campaigner wins ruling
Families who help terminally ill relatives to end their lives will be free from the risk of prosecution after a landmark ruling yesterday. The Director of Public Prosecutions is to rush out urgent guidance to clarify the law after Debbie Purdy, a multiple sclerosis sufferer, won an historic judgment from the House of Lords. The…