Posts Tagged ‘Matt Sarrel’
“This is OnStar…and We’re Listening.”
Posted by: Matt Sarrel in: ● October 25, 2011
Public outcry over a recent decision by OnStar, the service that helps report accidents and track stolen GM cars, to amend their privacy policy has caused the company to think again. “We listened,” said OnStar’s president, Linda Marshall. “We hope to maintain the trust of our more than six million customers.” OnStar announced changes to [...]
GAME ON, SHIELDS UP, AND WATCH YOUR SIX: Avoiding Identity Theft in Online Gaming
Posted by: Matt Sarrel in: ● August 24, 2011
As identity theft against children continues to appear as a growing issue online and in mainstream media outlets, IDGuardian is reposting some of our previous articles concerning minors and keeping their personal data safe. The importance of safeguarding one’s personally identifying information (PII) came to the forefront of society’s attention during the massive Sony data breach [...]
Phone Hacking — Exactly How Private Are Your Private Messages?
Posted by: Matt Sarrel in: ● August 11, 2011
UPDATE: On August 10 2011, the police in London finally took action. Dick Fedorcio, the longtime director of public affairs at Scotland Yard, has been placed on extended leave until the criminal inquiries are concluded. Mr. Fedorcio, an 11 year veteran of “the yard”, has been widely criticized for hiring Neil Wallis, a former deputy [...]
SPECIAL REPORT: Blog Contributor Tim Rohrbaugh on the Sony PSN Breach
Posted by: ID Guardian in: ● April 27, 2011
Tim Rohrbaugh, Vice President of Information Security for Intersections, Inc. and a regular contributor to this blog, was contacted yesterday by USA Today to comment on the recent news story that Sony’s popular PlayStation Network (PSN) was hacked, an intrusion that put 75 million global users at risk of identity theft. Here is just part [...]
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