Saturday, December 22, 2018

Seems trivial compared to an Equifax, but what if other school districts are equally vulnerable?
Data Breach Reported for San Diego Unified School District Students and Former Students
San Diego Unified School District officials are informing parents and former students of a large data breach. Personal data including Social Security numbers from as many as 500,000 students was compromised or possibly stolen, officials say.
The breach dating back to January 2018 was uncovered in October by district IT employees who were investigating phishing emails.
… "We are not able to confirm, specifically, whether your personal data was viewed or copied from our systems as a result of this incident. We only know that the viewing or copying of some personal data was possible or occurred between January 2018 and November 1, 2018," district officials state in the letter to parents.
Officials said the breach also allowed the unauthorized person the ability to alter data within those systems.
… Read the entire letter here.




One of many.
Apple received over 32,000 user data requests in six months
Apple's bi-annual transparency report is here and it now has its own interactive page on Apple's website. As usual, it details the personal data requests Apple received from governments worldwide. Only the new look makes it easier to review and digest thanks to a slider at the bottom that lets you scroll through report cards for each country. And if you're a fan of the old ways, you can still download a PDF crammed with the same data.
According to the report, which covers the first half of this year, Apple received 32,342 demands for user data from governments -- up 9 percent from the previous period -- spanning access to 163,823 devices. Germany made the most requests (42 percent), the majority of which were due to "stolen devices investigations," issuing 13,704 requests for data on 26,160 devices.
The US was in second place with 4,570 requests for 14,911 devices.




There is something off” here. You would expect more details about the two arrested – there are none. Did they find the drones?
Gatwick drones: Two arrested over flight disruption
A 47-year-old man and a 54-year-old woman, from Crawley, were arrested in the town at about 22:00 GMT on Friday.
… Sussex Police said it was continuing to investigate the "criminal use of drones" and appealed for information.




Perspective. Each Quarter, I ask my students if they would ride. So far, not many takers.
Self-driving car startup Zoox gets permit to transport passengers in California
While more than 60 companies have received permits to test their driverless vehicles in California, Zoox has become the first permitted to actually transport people in those vehicles.
… During the testing period, Zoox must have a safety driver behind the wheel and will not be allowed to charge passengers for rides. And, as part of the program, Zoox must provide data and reports to the CPUC regarding any incidents, number of passenger miles traveled and passenger safety protocols.

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