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HP Faces Negligence Charge After Staff Death
News But legal experts in India warn HP could still face a claim for negligence and damages from the victim's family. HP could face legal action over the rape and murder of one of its Bangalore-based IT staff by a driver of a taxi firm used by the IT...
[January 9, 2006, 8:35]
Doctors May Be Fined For Losing Data
News If a doctor leaves a laptop containing patients' records in his car and it's stolen, it's hard to see that's anything but gross negligence, if the laptop is not sufficiently cared for and encrypted. Thomas said the proposed law would not be used to...
[November 16, 2007, 10:41]
Companies 'not Liable' For Code Red Attacks
News The Act could apply to someone that had deliberately targeted a virus to someone else's computer, but when you can't show that the attack was deliberate, you are moving back to the general realms of negligence," said Peter Stevens, partner in IT...
[August 2, 2001, 14:18]
Sacked Worker Blames Porn On Malware
News The district judge granted St Francis' request to dismiss four counts in Farr's complaint: allegations of unfair dealing, negligence, defamation, and wrongful discharge. Plaintiff has failed to state a claim as Indiana has heretofore refused to...
[October 3, 2007, 17:12]
The Exorcism Of Emily Rose Trailer
Downloads This film chronicles the haunting trial of the priest accused of negligence resulting in the death of the young girl believed to be possessed and the lawyer who takes on the task of defending him Watch the trailer for this new thriller.
[September 10, 2005, 8:49]
Microsoft U-turn As WMF Patch Released Early
Talkback M$ should be charged with criminal negligence for not issuing patches for ALL of their OS's .I love how this flaw in their code affects all M$ platforms but when taking care of their customers.yes Mr Gates I paid for a version of your OS and now...
[January 5, 2006, 21:11]
Case Study: The Supply Chain's Missing Link
White Papers This case study stresses the need to recognize the importance of having internal controls such as monitoring and accountability procedures in place to identify negligence in the supply chain or improper usage of personal data.
[January 1, 1970, 0:59]
We're Used To It By Now
Talkback Is it case that they were there but not reported as widely as they're now or is negligence a new epidemic raveging through the government? By now the public are surely tired of these stories, there are just too many.
[June 24, 2008, 18:54]
ConsentEASE
Downloads Failure to obtain an adequate informed consent can result in a claim of battery, medical negligence and unprofessional conduct. ConsentEASE is a unique software that generates personalized informed consents for surgeries and medical procedures.
[March 1, 2008, 23:01]
KLASSP: Entering Passwords On A Spyware Infected Machine Using A Shared-Secret Proxy
White Papers Either malice or negligence on the part of an administrator means that any such machine can easily be running a keylogger. This paper examines the problem of entering sensitive data, such as passwords, from an untrusted machine.
[January 1, 1970, 0:59]
Junos Cookbook: Basic Router Security And Access Control
White Papers A hacker in control of the router can reconfigure the system and take over the entire Autonomous System (AS).Hackers are often able to log in to and take over routers simply because of negligence on the part of a router administrator who doesn't...
[January 1, 1970, 0:59]
The 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund: Overview And Comment
White Papers On the other hand, conservatives generally prefer that tort liability be predicated on actual fault, and they wonder whether any contributory negligence by the airlines could justly warrant liability for damages that were primarily caused by the...
[January 1, 1970, 0:59]
OFT Raps Dell's Knuckles Over Contract Terms
News Dell has agreed to change terms that could limit "liability for negligence to the price of the product," said the OFT. Negligence can't be limited to the price of the product, but also what's affected by it.
[July 7, 2006, 15:15]
That's Not All Sun Did Wrong
Talkback it would seem that Sun screwed up far worse, with collateral damage to many others, by its negligence from 2003 onwards: http://www.groklaw.net/article.php? story=20080625020853732 These disclosures are frankly horrifying.
[June 25, 2008, 17:04]
The Legal Risks Of Computer Pests And Hacker Tools
White Papers This paper describes the threats in terms of vicarious liability, negligence, regulation, negative publicity and liability to shareholders. Computer Pests are malicious programs that go beyond typical viruses.
[January 1, 1970, 0:59]
Attackers Take Down SCO Site Again
Talkback This is, obviously, either another attempt of SCO to manipulate the media, or more evidence of their negligence. Their ftp server is still accessible (even though it's in the same subnetwork as their http server.
[December 11, 2003, 13:38]
Intuit Sued Over Alleged Privacy Abuse
News The lawsuit was filed against Intuit in New York and asks for damages plus the deletion of personal data collated from the firms alleged negligence. Personal finance software vendor Intuit is being sued by a user of the company's Web site who...
[March 16, 2000, 11:39]
Sensitive Data Exposed On Web
Talkback Honestly, I think this sort of negligence should be criminalized in the US! "We would have caught it in a day or so, but the response was very helpful. What a lackadaisical view of security on the part of Jon Latorella.
[December 10, 2003, 13:49]
RIP Bill Nearly Law, Critics Say More Changes Needed
News Changes made in the Lords introduced safeguards that give companies the right to sue law enforcers if negligence is suspected in the handling of sensitive information. Legislation that will give UK police more power to snoop on Internet users is on...
[July 20, 2000, 10:02]
Becta Forget One Thing
Talkback To do any less will be gross negligence. Becta have totally ignored the lessons of the past, namely the fiasco in the 80s when schools taught pupils how to use BBC Micros in a world of IBM PCs! Whether Becta consider Vista or Office 2007 'better...
[February 16, 2007, 16:57]
