The Swedish Supreme Administrative Court has ruled that collecting and storing IP addresses is in violation of the Personal Data Act. But as some celebrate this ruling as the death of the notorious IPRED anti-piracy legislation, the truth is a little more sobering. […] On his blog, Swedish Pirate Party’s Rick Falkvinge writes that a…
GAO: Identity Theft: Governments Have Acted to Protect Personally Identifiable Information, but Vulnerabilities Remain
Summary from the GAO report: The loss of personally identifiable information, such as an individual’s Social Security number, name, and date of birth can result in serious harm, including identity theft. Identity theft is a serious crime that impacts millions of individuals each year. Identity theft occurs when such information is used without authorization to…
Heartland Gets Religion on Security
Heartland Payment Systems CEO Bob Carr is an unlikely spokesman for tech security. But that’s what he’s emerging as. The credit-card processor suffered one of the largest data breaches ever disclosed last year. But rather than taking the time-honored approach of staying quiet and hoping that the negative publicity goes away, Carr is talking openly…
BBC gets anonymity order on rape case man overturned
A reporting restriction imposed by the House of Lords which prohibited the identification of a man acquitted of a rape who was now believed to have committed the crime has been lifted after a challenge by the BBC. The House of Lords held that the corporation’s right to freedom of expression under Article 10 of…