For Release: Date 6/28/2010
FTC Obtains Court Order Halting International Scheme Responsible For More Than $10 Million In Unauthorized Charges On Consumers’ Credit and Debit Cards
Operation Used Expansive Network of “Money Mules”
At the request of the …

Twitter Settles Charges that it Failed to Protect Consumers Personal Information; Company Will Establish Independently Audited Information Security Program
Social networking service Twitter has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it deceived consumers and …

By Karen Freifeld and Joel Rosenblatt
June 16 (Bloomberg) — Google Inc.’s collection of data via Wi-Fi networks was the subject of a conference call among law enforcement officials from 30 U.S. states, according to Connecticut …

The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) announced today that five California hospitals have been assessed administrative penalties and fines totaling $675,000 after a determination that the facilities failed to prevent unauthorized access to confidential …

15 June 2010
Basingstoke and North Hampshire NHS Trust has signed a formal Undertaking after an excel spreadsheet, containing 917 patients’ pathology results, was emailed via an unsecure address to another department. The spreadsheet was not password …

The Federal Trade Commission has put the brakes on the business practices of an operation that was selling spyware and showing customers how to remotely install it on other people’s computers without their knowledge or …

FTC Approves Final Settlement Order with Dave & Busters
Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved a final settlement order with entertainment operation Dave & Busters. The final order settles charges that …

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 …

Charity signs formal undertaking to improve security after theft of laptops with details of 1,000 employees
The Alzheimer’s Society has signed a formal undertaking with the Information Commissioner’s Office promising to improve its data security after …

The ICO has issued the Party with an enforcement notice ordering it not to make unauthorised calls again. A breach of that order is a criminal offence.
The Conservative, Scottish National and Liberal Democrat parties have …