eBay seeks to dismiss data breach lawsuit

eBay seeks to dismiss data breach lawsuit

by Carol Thompson eBay, Inc. filed a motion Tuesday asking the Louisiana Federal Court to dismiss a proposed class action suit in relation to a data breach the online auction company reported earlier this year. eBay claims that plaintiff Collin Green does not have...
Watch woes for Apple- Connecticut AG questions health privacy

Watch woes for Apple- Connecticut AG questions health privacy

by Carol Thompson George Jepsen, the attorney general for the state of Connecticut, has sent a letter to Apple raising privacy concerns in regard to health information over the newly introduced Apple Watch. In a Sept. 12 letter to Apple CEO Tim Cook, Jepsen requested...
Man Made Skies: Geoengineering for Climate Change?

Man Made Skies: Geoengineering for Climate Change?

Coming soon to a blue sky near you: plume after plume of jet contrails, spreading out in a swath so wide the local weather report calls them a “weather front.” But the barometer hasn’t changed, and there’s no rain in sight, just a dimming of the sun and a rise in the...
Cyberstalkers: Online Predators Pose Offline Dangers

Cyberstalkers: Online Predators Pose Offline Dangers

When stalking cases hit the headlines, there’s usually a celebrity involved. But recent statistics reveal that every year, 1 million women and nearly 400,000 men become victims of stalkers. And increasingly, those incidents involve cyberstalking – stalking behavior...
Protect Yourself Against ID Theft – The Laws May Not

Protect Yourself Against ID Theft – The Laws May Not

Did you know that January 13 – 17 was Identity Theft Awareness Week? If you didn’t, you aren’t alone. Turns out that although ID theft losses top $20 billion annually, most Americans really don’t know much about it – or how to protect themselves from becoming victims....