Friday, December 20, 2013

The 2014 Privies - Dubious Achievements in Privacy Law

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Recognizing Stupid Privacy Laws   by Stewart Baker, Former government official now practicing law It’s time to recognize just how stu...

Slack Wiretapping Sentence Imposed for Slack Attack on Slack

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WV - A former West Virginia sheriff convicted of hacking his now ex-wife's work computer was sentenced to probation Thursday after she m...
Thursday, December 19, 2013

Mobile Devices Will Pose The Biggest Risk In 2014, Survey Says

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IT professionals are troubled by the risk of data leakage associated with employee smartphones and are focusing on bolstering endpoint secu...

Riga International Airport Officials - "We bought what?!?!"

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Latvia - Management officials of Riga International airport were not aware of the fact that they had used budget money to buy a device that ...
Tuesday, December 17, 2013

NSA Lawsuit Ruling

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Washington – A federal district judge ruled on Monday that the National Security Agency program that is systematically keeping records of al...

A Flashlight that Follows Your Path... in addition to lighting it.

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The Android flashlight app, Brightest Flashlight! GoldenShores Technologies, LLC , is using the onboard GPS to make money on a free app by s...

Camera Vendor Admits to Police Headquarters Bugging Mistake

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Listening devices in Edison police headquarters secretly recorded officers, attorneys, civilians...   NJ - Private conversations, includi...
Monday, December 16, 2013

NSA News Flash

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* Judge: NSA Phone Spying 'Almost Certainly' Unconstitutional  * Ruling Deals a Blow to NSA Records-Collection Methods  * Lengthy ...
Saturday, December 14, 2013

Opinion - IT Should Ban Google Glass Before It's Too Late

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IT Should Ban Google Glass Before It's Too Late Google's soon-to-be-publicly-available wearable technology exposes your company to...

Coach with The Bush School Accused of Spycam'ing Female Students

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WA - A Seattle private school has put a coach and substitute teacher on administrative leave after he was arrested and charged with voyeuris...

Fargo - A homespun spycam story.

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ND - Police from two separate cities are investigating KVLY-KXJB reporter Mellaney Moore after the station aired her hidden camera story a...

Business Espionage - "Corn ain't just chicken feed, Bubb"

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Two Chinese agricultural scientists face charges after they were caught trying to smuggle a variety of seeds — stolen from a biopharmaceuti...
Friday, December 13, 2013

...thus bringing back traditional spycraft.

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Governments around the world may be compelled to wall off their Internet systems as nations and companies move to protect sensitive data ami...

The Road to Farewellville

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A police department in Battle Creek, Michigan is being sued by one former officer and two currently employed cops who say their superiors se...
Thursday, December 12, 2013

Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2013 & Information Security Tips

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American IT departments' decisions could inadvertently put organizations at risk of an information security breach if they don't hav...