Joseph Menn reports: An international group of cryptography experts has forced the U.S. National Security Agency to back down over two data encryption techniques it wanted set as global industry standards, reflecting deep mistrust among close U.S. allies. In interviews and emails seen by Reuters, academic and industry experts from [Read More…]
I posted this one on DataBreaches.net, but think it’s also worth posting here as a reminder that bizarre events can result in your personal info going to total strangers. And if that did happen, what might be the consequences? Richard McLeish reports: Personal SMS messages of Telstra customers were sent [Read More…]
Moneycontrol reports: WeChat has confirmed what has been rumoured all along i.e. it gives all user information to the Chinese government. The popular app in a privacy statement is now informing the users that virtually all the private user information will be disclosed to the authorities. WeChat, owned by the [Read More…]
Dean Pritchard reports: In what is the first case of its kind in the province, a former Manitoba Health employee who accessed the medical records of his estranged daughter has been fined $7,500. The 58-year-old accused, a retired city police officer, was convicted after trial earlier this year of one [Read More…]