ADT workers were accused of using applications to spy on people for 7 years

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4 years ago

May 19, 2020

ADT workers were accused of using applications to spy on people for 7 years

Two Texas women sued ADT Security Services in a pair of federal lawsuits for violations that allowed an employee for a security giant to allegedly see footage from indoor security cameras installed in hundreds of homes over several years.

The proposed class action lawsuit was filed in the US District Court in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on behalf of hundreds of ADT clients who may be victims of employees, identified as Telesforo Aviles, who is suspected of having access to more than 200 ADT Pulse accounts over seven-year periods.

“This privacy violation occurs because ADT does not follow the most basic security procedures,” a news release from the Fears Nachawati Law Firm based in Dallas.

The loophole was discovered when a customer found unauthorized e-mails between addresses given permission to access their security system. The company, based in Boca Raton, Florida, notifies customers of security mistakes and tries to pay them off in return for their silence, the lawsuit said.

“In a panicked attempt to mitigate and conceal its actions, ADT began a campaign to summon all affected account holders and secure the release and confidentiality agreement in return for monetary payments that represent a fraction of the value of their claims,” one lawsuit read.

Deviations in security mostly affect customers in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, where Aviles is located.

In a statement to Fox News, the company said it reported violations to the authorities and had taken steps to prevent similar incidents.

“ADT reported to law enforcement in April that a former employee gained unauthorized access to an ADT account from 220 customers in the Dallas area,” the company said. “We take immediate action and take action to prevent this from happening again.”

The main plaintiffs named in the lawsuits, Alexia Preddy and Shan Doty, were told by ADT in April that a technician had given himself remote access to their security cameras.

Preddy was a teenager in September 2017 when his house was upgraded to a Pulse ADT account, which included the installation of an indoor security camera, according to these demands. The technician gave himself access to the account almost 100 times to spy on everyone in the house, according to his demands.

Doty upgraded to ADT Pulse in 2014. She was told by company representatives that a technician had access to her camera to potentially see “her, her husband, and their little son, for an unknown time.”

“Countless checks can be done to prevent or at least stop this behavior,” he said.

ADT Pulse allows customers to view their homes remotely and gives them the ability to control keys and security features through an application or web browser. The lawsuit accuses ADT of failing to apply protection to notify customers when their accounts have been accessed by third parties.

The lawsuits each sought $ 5 million, together with interest.

ADT has been accused of failing to protect customer privacy in the past. In 2017, the company agreed to pay $ 16 million to settle class action lawsuits in Illinois, Arizona, Florida and California after being accused of covering up the vulnerability of hacking in its security system.

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Portuguese historical films will premiere on 29 December.

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1 year ago

December 20, 2022

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Portuguese historical films will premiere on 29 December.

Method Media Bermuda will present the documentary FABRIC: Portuguese History in Bermuda on Thursday, December 29 at the Underwater Research Institute of Bermuda.

A spokesperson said: “Method Media is proud to bring Bermuda Fabric: Portugal History to Bermuda for its 5th and 6th showing at the Bermuda Underwater Observatory. In November and December 2019, Cloth: A Portuguese Story in Bermuda had four sold-out screenings. Now that Bermuda has reopened after the pandemic, it’s time to bring the film back for at least two screenings.

“There are tickets Ptix.bm For $ 20 – sessions at 15:30 and 18:00. Both screenings will be followed by a short Q&A session.

Director and producer Milton Raboso says, “FABRIC is a definitive account of the Portuguese community in Bermuda and its 151 years of history, but it also places Bermuda, Acors and Portugal in the world history and the events that have fueled those 151 years.

“It took more than 10 years to implement FABRIC. The film was supported by the Minister of Culture, the Government of the Azores and private donors.

“Bermuda Media Method [MMB] Created in 2011 by producer Milton Raposo. MMB has created content for a wide range of clients: Bermuda’s new hospital renovation, reinsurance, travel campaigns, international sports and more. MMB pays special attention to artistic, cultural and historical content.

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CRISTANO RONALDO CAN MAKE UP A GIANT IN CARIOCA AND PORTUGUESE TECHNICIAN SAYS ‘There will be room’

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December 20, 2022

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CRISTANO RONALDO CAN MAKE UP A GIANT IN CARIOCA AND PORTUGUESE TECHNICIAN SAYS 'There will be room'

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Maestro de Braga is the first Portuguese in the National Symphony Orchestra of Cuba.

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December 19, 2022

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Maestro de Braga is the first Portuguese in the National Symphony Orchestra of Cuba.

Maestro Filipe Cunha, Artistic Director of the Philharmonic Orchestra of Braga, has been invited to conduct the Cuban National Symphony Orchestra, as announced today.

According to a statement sent by O MINHO, “he will be the first Portuguese conductor to conduct this orchestra in its entire history.”

In addition to this orchestra, the maestro will also work with the Lyceo Mozarteum de la Habana Symphony Orchestra.

The concerts will take place on 4 and 12 March 2023 at the National Theater of Cuba in Havana.

In the words of the maestro, quoted in the statement, “these will be very beautiful concerts with difficult but very complex pieces” and therefore he feels “very motivated”.

From the very beginning, Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 2 will be performed by an Italian pianist (Luigi Borzillo), whom the maestro wants to bring to Portugal later this year. In the same concert, Mendelshon’s First Symphony will be performed.

Then, at the second concert, in the company of the Mexican clarinetist Angel Zedillo, he will perform the Louis Sfora Concerto No. 2. In this concert, the maestro also conducts Tchaikovsky’s Fifth Symphony.

“This is an international recognition of my work. An invitation that I accept with humility and great responsibility. I was surprised to learn that I would be the first Portuguese member of the Cuban National Symphony Orchestra. This is a very great honor,” the maestro said in a statement.

“I take with me the name of the city of Braga and Portugal with all the responsibility that goes with it, and I hope to do a good job there, leaving a good image and putting on great concerts. These will be very special concerts because, in addition to performing pieces that I love, especially Rachmaninov and Tchaikovsky, I will be directing two wonderful soloists who are also my friends. It will be very beautiful,” concludes Filipe Cunha.

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