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Tuesday, October 21, 2003
Microsoft with it's recent announcement of Office 2003's capability to automatically destruct email and other so called e-mail security controls could make it fall foul of many significant laws.
There are several key acts Sarbanes Oxley, SEC 17a in the USA, and several parts of the UK RIP; Data Protection Act, and other EU and UK employment legislation make it obligatory to keep records.
Overall this much vaunted feature doen't seem all its cracked up to be.
Related Links
Self-destructing emails? Or just 'best before'? - Silicon.Com
Microsoft backs e-mail controls - BBC News
posted by Robert Campbell 8:54 PM
 Victoria's Secret is out, or rather their customer's are. In a case very similar to the Guess and reported earlier in the year Victoria's Secret the well known clothing retailer has been fined by the New York Attorney General, Eliot Spitizer for revealing their customer's panty buying habits online. The fine, $50,000 is not large by any standards, has been agreed by Victoria's Secrets without admitting any wrong doing, yet the Attorney General's remarks hit hard at the company and forced then to compesate hundreds of customers.
The flaw in the company's web site enabled users to see other people's buying habits simply by manipulation the customer ID.
The most surprising thing that in this day and age that a retailer of such a reputation when told of the web site compromise did nothing about it, despite at least the two high profile court cases mentioned earlier.
Related Links
PetCo.com
Victoria's Secret
Guess Who'ss Fault it is Yours!
Federal Trade Commission's analysis of Guess Ruling
posted by Robert Campbell 8:21 PM
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