Half of teens say they've driven under the influence of cellphones

Boys and girls are equally likely to report texting when they drive a vehicle.

These are among the findings of a national poll of 800 teens, ages 12 to 17, conducted this summer by the Pew Research Center's Internet and American Life Project.

There is a large body of evidence on the dangers of inattention and distraction when driving, including using cellphones, says Amanda Lenhart, senior research specialist with Pew. Some studies indicate that talking on a cellphone is more distracting than talking to a passenger in the car, she says.

London medical records go online

Millions of patient records are to go online in London after long delays to an NHS IT upgrade in the city.

The records, which contain details of patient medications and allergies, will go live on Thursday following pilot studies across England.

It is hoped the system will allow data to be shared more easily. The scheme will also be rolled out across England.

The summary care record is designed to securely hold details of medications, allergies, adverse reactions and other key health information.

Critics have raised fears about data safety issues surrounding uploading potentially sensitive information.

Malware cleans out jailbroken iPhones

Miscreants have developed a hacking tool that attacks jailbroken iPhones.

iPhone-Privacy-A follows hot on the heels of last weekend's Rickrolling worm that changed the wallpaper on vulnerable iPhones to an image of cheesy '80s pop star Rick Astley. The latest hacking threat exploits the same vulnerability in the iPhone as the ikee worm, allowing hackers to connect to any jailbroken iPhone.

Mac-specialist security firm Intego, which was the first to warn of the threat, said the hacker tool is far more dangerous than the Rickrolling worm.

"When connecting to a jailbroken iPhone, this tool allows a hacker to silently copy a treasure trove of user data from a compromised iPhone: e-mail, contacts, SMSs, calendars, photos, music files, videos, as well as any data recorded by any iPhone app," Intego warns. "Unlike the ikee worm, which signals its presence by changing the iPhone's wallpaper, this hacker tool gives no indication that it has invaded an iPhone."

Laws said needed to protect children from Internet threats

Bernard Richard plans to lobby the Graham government to draft legislation to better protect children from companies that mine their browsing habits for data or from sexual predators bent on exploiting them online.

Richard, the province's child and youth advocate and privacy commissioner, chaired a national working group that studied the growing threat that specific dangers on the Internet pose to children and teens.

The group is releasing a discussion paper today entitled "There Ought to be a Law: Protecting Children's Online Privacy in the 21st Century."

It's targeted at lawmakers, many of whom are less web-savvy than their children or grandchildren, in the hope they catch up with the best legal reforms that treat children's online privacy as a human right.

Data Breach Notification Kit

Debix has partnered with a national law firm on retainer to update our data breach notification kit as the laws change. State laws are becoming more complex and are constantly changing.

The Debix data breach notification kit includes templates for:

• Notifying state agencies including several variations as some states have specific requirements
• Notifying consumers
• Notifying state agencies when health care data is breached

These templates are not legal advice. You should always consult with legal counsel in connection with any potential breach.