Insurer now offering "troll insurance" for victims of online harassment
http://arstechnica.com/business/2015/12/chubb-offers-uks-first-troll-insurance-policy/ Chubb, a multinational insurance company, is to offer its clients in the UK the first ever "troll insurance." Chubb personal insurance policy holders will be able to claim up to ?50,000 towards expenses that include professional counselling, relocation due to online abuse, or time spent off work. Cyberbullying is defined by the insurer as "three or more acts by the same person or group to harass, threaten or intimidate a customer," the Financial Times reports. - - - "What could go wrong?" --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein ([email protected]): http://www.vortex.com/lauren Founder: - Network Neutrality Squad: http://www.nnsquad.org - PRIVACY Forum: http://www.vortex.com/privacy-info Co-Founder: People For Internet Responsibility: http://www.pfir.org/pfir-info Member: ACM Committee on Computers and Public Policy Lauren's Blog: http://lauren.vortex.com Google+: http://google.com/+LaurenWeinstein Twitter: http://twitter.com/laurenweinstein Tel: +1 (818) 225-2800 / Skype: vortex.com I have consulted to Google, but I am not currently doing so. My opinions expressed here are mine alone. _______________________________________________ pfir mailing list http://lists.pfir.org/mailman/listinfo/pfir
