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Confessions of an ID Theft Kingpin, Part I

Krebs on Security

Now, after more than seven years in prison Hieupc is back in his home country and hoping to convince other would-be cybercrooks to use their computer skills for good. Ten years ago, then 19-year-old hacker Ngo was a regular on the Vietnamese-language computer hacking forums. Secret Service. Hieu Minh Ngo, in his teens. BEGINNINGS.

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France Introduces Prior Opt-in Consent for Cookies

Hunton Privacy

On August 24, 2011, France’s new law concerning electronic communications ( Ordonnance n° 2011-1012 du 24 août 2011 relative aux communications électroniques , or the “Ordinance”) came into force. View the Ordinance (in French).

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French Data Protection Authority Unveils Its Agenda for 2012

Hunton Privacy

The CNIL also indicated that it will continue the work started in 2011 with at least 150 additional inspections related to video surveillance, especially with respect to surveillance in locations that are frequented by large numbers of individuals. The storage of health records using cloud computing solutions will be of particular interest.

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UK Information Commissioner Warns Businesses to “Wake Up” to the New EU Law on Cookies

Hunton Privacy

In a speech at the ICO’s annual Data Protection Officers’ conference on March 8, 2011, the UK Information Commissioner, Christopher Graham, said that businesses running websites in the UK must “wake up” to the fact that the changes are happening and to start thinking about how to achieve compliance with the new requirements.

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Canadian Anti-Spam Regulations Released for Comment

Hunton Privacy

CASL imposes a consent-based anti-spam regime that restricts organizations’ ability to send commercial electronic messages. Industry Canada’s draft regulations were published on July 9, 2011. The draft regulations define the scope of a key exception to the requirement to obtain consent for the sending of commercial electronic messages.

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UK ICO Releases Updated Cookie Compliance Guidance

Hunton Privacy

On December 13, 2011, the Information Commissioner issued updated guidance on compliance with recent changes to UK law governing the use of cookies ( The Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) (Amendment) Regulations 2011 (“Regulations”)).

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New UK Online Behavioral Advertising Code Released

Hunton Privacy

Article 5(3) of the amended EU e-Privacy Directive (Directive 2002/58/EC as amended by Directive 2009/136/EC) requires that users must be provided with “clear and comprehensive information” and must give their prior informed opt-in consent before any cookies are set on their “terminal equipment” ( e.g. , computer or mobile device).