MySpace is immune from liability in cases of sexual assaults stemming from people meeting through the site pursuant to Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, the 2nd District Court of Appeals in California ruled on June 30. Four teenage girls and their parents had sued MySpace after the girls were sexually assaulted by men…
DHS white paper on info sharing, access agreements
On May 14, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Data Privacy and Integrity Advisory Committee approved a final white paper on information sharing and access agreements (pdf). From the Recommendations section: I. Oversight The Secretary direct all components to utilize ISAAs [Information Sharing and Access Agreements] when sharing personal information between DHS and other Federal…
DHS updates PIV Privacy Impact Assessment
On June 18, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a Privacy Impact Assessment Update for the Personal Identity Verification (pdf). Some of the statements: The categories of individuals for which information will be collected are expanded to include emergency response officials, detailees from other agencies, and foreign nationals on assignment that require long-term access…
When will organizations pay for data breaches?
… The furor created by various high-profile data security scandals [in the UK] forced politicians to concede that the regulatory environment was inadequate. The government commissioned various investigations and reports and brought into force certain changes designed to improve internal procedures, including mandatory rules on data security provisions in central government contracts. In the midst…