The Office of the Privacy Commissioner yesterday said it is close to completing its investigation into breaches related to recent Sony hacking incidents, reports The Australian. Privacy Commissioner Timothy Pilgrim asked Sony to provide his office with details on what information was accessed, what protections were in place to protect consumer data and whether the protections were "reasonable measures to take to protect its customers' personal information from unauthorised access and disclosure." Meanwhile, in the U.S., the company has added a clause to its terms of service to prevent class-action lawsuits after breach-related suits were filed in both Canada and the U.S.
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