When the Bozeman City recently rescinded its policy of requiring job applicants to provide their login details to social media sites, it might have seemed to be the end of that poorly thought-out policy. But the policy was in effect for three years, and now the Bozeman City Commission has voted to begin an investigation…
Webinar: Data Breach Prevention, Ounce of Prevention = Pound of Cure
IDExperts is offering a free webinar about planning and preparing for a data breach, presented by Certified Information Privacy Professional Eric Nelson. More information here. Registration required. Times shown below are PST.
Class Action Suit: Stimulus Act and health privacy
The Stimulus Act signed into law by President Obama jeopardizes the privacy rights of the 65 percent of Americans who aren’t on Medicaid or Medicare by requiring health-care providers to create an electronic health record of every person in the United States, a class action claims in Federal Court. Because Title XIII of the Stimulus…
The Pirate Bay: users can delete accounts
The operators of The Pirate Bay will allow users to delete their accounts on the torrent-tracking site, a feature many users have requested since a deal to sell the site was announced Tuesday. Swedish Internet cafe operator Global Gaming Factory X (GGF) announced on Tuesday that it plans to buy The Pirate Bay for $7.8…