Max Schrems, whom I have written about before (see post) is continuing his fight against Facebook. He first took his battle to the Irish Data Protection Commissioner (DPC) since Facebook Europe is based in Ireland, but the DPC declined to take the case, because, it said, it had no legal requirement to do so (meaning […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Remember when you bought that phone or USB cable at Radio shack and they asked for your name and email address? CBS is reporting that Radio Shack listed that as an asset in their bankruptcy and has put it up for sale. That means your name, address, phone number and purchase information is up for […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]UPDATE: KARE11 in Minneapolis is reporting that if you include attorney’s fees and other costs, Target will be on the hook for around $25 million (see article) and that payments could begin as early as April 30th. NPR is reporting that Target has agreed to set up a $10 million fund for victims of last […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]The Electronic Communications Privacy Act was written 29 years ago. Before Google. Before Facebook. Even before AOL. The rules that ECPA set up were based on how we worked 29 years ago. While there have been many attempts to change ECPA, including the Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2015 (ECPAA), none, so far, […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]CNN is reporting a tax scam which, while quite old, is apparently still way too effective. The IRS is reporting that they are getting complaints at the rate of 10,000 to 12,000 new complaints a week. The scam goes like this. Someone calls you with a Washington, DC phone number and says you are under […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]I came across an item today that stunned me. The Wall Street Journal and Findlaw reported on a case from late last year where a Virginia State judge ruled that an arrestee may have to offer up his fingerprint to unlock his phone – the Fifth Amendment does not apply. Now before everyone goes crazy […]
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