Sony was a victim as well: Australian privacy watchdog

[Jeffrey Walton <noloader () gmail com>]

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/09/30/sony_cleared_by_privacy_commissioner/

Victims of the Sony Playstation Network hack included Sony, according
to Australian Privacy Commissioner Timothy Pilgrim.

His just-concluded investigation, launched in April, was designed to
determine whether or not the hack compromised the personal information
of Australian subscribers to the service, and the degree to which Sony
was responsible for compromised information.

According to Pilgrim’s investigation, the PSN and Qriocity breaches
did not breach National Privacy Principles. The two NPPs that applied
in this case were NPP 2.1, which regulates the circumstances under
which an organization is allowed to disclose the personal information
of its customers; and NPP 4.1, which requires companies to take
reasonable steps to protect personal information of their customers.

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