The German Data Protection Authorities of Berlin and North Rhine-Westphalia have issued a paper containing Frequently Asked Questions about the German statutory data breach notification requirement that went into effect on September 1, 2009. The paper provides detailed information on key questions concerning the procedure for notification as required by Section 42a of the German Federal Data Protection Act.
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Privacy News- Eircom customers' details on stolen PCs February 10, 2012ELAINE EDWARDS and CIARA O'BRIENEIRCOM PUT nearly 7,000 customers at risk of identity theft by failing to inform them their personal details were contained on one of three unencrypted laptop computers stolen over Christmas, the Data Protection... […]
- Prison officer accused of assault fails to stop case February 10, 2012A PRISON officer has lost a High Court bid to stop a disciplinary hearing, relying on CCTV footage of him allegedly assaulting an inmate, on the grounds that would breach his data protection rights.Barry Hayden, a chief officer at St Patrick's... […]
- Netflix settlement trims 14 pct off 4Q earnings February 10, 2012SAN FRANCISCONetflix pressed the rewind button on its fourth-quarter earnings after settling allegations that the video subscription service violated a consumer-privacy law.Accounting for the $9 million settlement resulted in a 14 percent decrease in the... […]
- Netflix settlement trims 14 percent off 4th-quarter earnings February 10, 2012_ SAN FRANCISCO -- It turns out Netflix's (NFLX) fourth-quarter earnings aren't quite as good as the video subscription service told investors a couple weeks ago. The company lowered its net income by 14 percent to account for a $9 million payment that... […]
- Google says its new privacy policy complies with FTC settlement February 10, 2012Google is rebutting charges that its new privacy policy violates a settlement it struck with federal regulators last year.The Internet search giant told the U.S. Federal Trade Commission that its policy complies with the settlement, according to a... […]
- Netflix trims 4th quarter earnings to account for $9 million settlement of video privacy case February 10, 2012SAN FRANCISCO Netflix pressed the rewind button on its fourth-quarter earnings after settling allegations that the video subscription service violated a consumer-privacy law.Accounting for the $9 million settlement resulted in a 14 percent decrease in... […]
- 150 will undergo tuberculosis testing at USF after possible exposure to disease February 10, 2012By Marissa Lang, Times Staff Writer Friday, February 10, 2012 TAMPA A group of about 150 University of South Florida students, faculty, staff and community members will get tuberculosis testing after a possible case of the disease turned up earlier this... […]
- Vermillion drops lawsuit against Clark County commissioner Sisolak February 10, 2012Former Henderson City Councilwoman Kathleen Vermillion has dropped the lawsuit she filed three weeks ago against Clark County Commissioner Steve Sisolak.The move comes several days after sources close to her family said Vermillion may have attempted... […]
- Supreme Court takes cop out on GPS privacy decision February 10, 2012It?s the high-tech version of that old black-and-white comic strip, ?Spy vs. Spy?: All it takes these days is a GPS tracking device to stalk the every movement of an unsuspecting target. So far, the U.S. Supreme Court has dodged the privacy debate here,... […]
- WinMagic Inc Achieves a Microsoft Gold Independent Software Vendor (ISV) Competency in the Microsoft Partner Network February 10, 2012/24-7PressRelease/ -- WinMagic Inc., a leader in encryption software and data security solutions, today announced it has achieved a Gold Independent Software Vendor (ISV) Competency in the Microsoft Partner Network, demonstrating its ability to meet... […]
- Eircom customers' details on stolen PCs February 10, 2012