A Slough letting agent and one of its directors who unlawfully obtained details about their tenants from a rogue employee at Slough Borough Council have been found guilty of committing offences under Section 55 of the Data Protection Act 1998 (DPA). At Reading Magistrates yesteday, SAI Property Investments Limited, trading as IPS Property Services and…
Month: March 2012
Judge Allows Actress Suing IMDb Over Age Revelation to Go Forward on Lawsuit
Eriq Gardner reports: Huang Hoang, the actress who sued IMDb for revealing her real age, got a small boost Friday in Washington federal court. The judge overseeing the case has decided that Hoang’s allegations that IMDb breached contract and violated laws on consumer protection are plausible enough to continue. But the judge also offered some…
MD: House To Take Vote On Banning Employers From Requesting Password
Some state legislatures have responded rapidly to the issue of employers asking job applicants for their social media logins. As I noted yesterday, a bill is progressing through the Illinois legislature. One is also moving through the Maryland legislature. Robert Lang reports: The House of Delegates is due to take a final vote Friday on…
The Perils of Social Reading
Back in January, Neil Richards had commented on attempts to amend the Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA), suggesting that allowing “seamless” sharing could be cutting back on important privacy protections that we should not weaken. Neil’s argument didn’t convince me that we shouldn’t allow those who want to share, to share, and I posed some…