Last business day before the new Massachusetts privacy regs. are effective – some thoughts
February 26, 2010 – 5:49 pm | Comments

The new Massachusetts data privacy regulations become effective on Monday, March 1, 2010.  Are you ready?  I didn’t think so.
Almost one year ago, on March 11, 2009, I presented my first seminar on the topic. …

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US: Rep. Boucher makes plans for behavioral tracking legislation
March 10, 2010 – 7:01 am | Comments

Rep. Rick Boucher D-Va. has big plans this year. He wants to reform the nearly $8 billion-a-year fund to subsidize internet services. He also wants to enact the first online privacy legislation. That’s not all–he also wants to push the Spectrum Inventory Act through the House and hold a number of oversight hearings on the FCC’s National Broadband Plan.

via The Hill’s Hillicon Valley.

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Last business day before the new Massachusetts privacy regs. are effective – some thoughts
February 26, 2010 – 5:49 pm | Comments
Last business day before the new Massachusetts privacy regs. are effective – some thoughts

The new Massachusetts data privacy regulations become effective on Monday, March 1, 2010.  Are you ready?  I didn’t think so.
Almost one year ago, on March 11, 2009, I presented my first seminar on the topic. …

Three Google execs convicted over Italian bullying video
February 24, 2010 – 8:58 am | Comments
Three Google execs convicted over Italian bullying video

Three Google executives were handed suspended six month prison sentences by a Milan court on Wednesday for privacy law violations relating to a video posted on Google Video showing the bullying of a handicapped boy, …

HITECH Deadline Comes and Goes, But Where’s the Guidance?
February 24, 2010 – 7:06 am | Comments

As you’ve probably noticed, the deadline for implementing the HITECH Amendments to HIPAA came and went last week without much fanfare—primarily because the Department of Health & Human Services still has not released any guidance …

Poor governance at the heart of poor data security, says ICO – 23/02/2010 – Computer Weekly
February 23, 2010 – 7:11 am | Comments

Information security, particularly in central government, is undoubtedly improving, but several common problems remain, says the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO).
A lack of awareness of information security is chief among them, deputy information commissioner David Smith …

HHS Publishes Breaches Affecting 500 or More Individuals
February 22, 2010 – 11:20 pm | Comments
HHS Publishes Breaches Affecting 500 or More Individuals

As required by section 13402(e)(4) of the HITECH Act, the Secretary must post a list of breaches of unsecured protected health information affecting 500 or more individuals. The following breaches have been reported to …

Widespread Data Breaches Uncovered by FTC Probe
February 22, 2010 – 12:43 pm | Comments
Widespread Data Breaches Uncovered by FTC Probe

FTC Warns of Improper Release of Sensitive Consumer Data on P2P File-Sharing Networks
Widespread Data Breaches Uncovered by FTC Probe
FTC Warns of Improper Release of Sensitive Consumer Data on P2P File-Sharing Networks
The Federal Trade Commission has …

Canada: Commissioner challenges Google Buzz over privacy concerns
February 18, 2010 – 8:52 am | Comments

Privacy Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart has asked Google Inc. to explain how its new social network, Buzz, has addressed privacy issues since its recent launch.
She also reminded Google officials in a conference call this week that …

Computer hacking charge leveled against disgraced Tour de France cyclist
February 17, 2010 – 7:31 am | Comments

Cyclist Floyd Landis, stripped of his 2006 Tour de France title after a positive drug test, is now being labeled a computer hacker by France, which has issued a warrant for his arrest.
The director of …

Facebook hit with class action over privacy changes
February 16, 2010 – 11:28 pm | Comments

A class action lawsuit has been filed against Facebook over changes that the social networking site made to its privacy settings last November and December.
The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court for the Northern District …

ACLU Objects to Reported Google Partnership With NSA
February 16, 2010 – 11:14 pm | Comments

The American Civil Liberties Union is asking its members to contact Google executives and ask them not to work with the U.S. National Security Agency to investigate cyberattacks allegedly coming from China.
The civil liberties advocacy …