Privacy legislation is once again the topic of public discourse in Australia as the Federal Government has undertaken a broad review of its Privacy legislation. The Government has proposed major reforms that could substantially alter the regulatory landscape – especially within the online privacy space. Learn more in this article by Kelly Dickson, from the...
According to TechCrunch, a healthcare startup named myNurse, will shut down at the end of May due to a data breach exposing its users’ personal data.The breach was discovered on March 7 and consisted of an unauthorized individual accessing the app’s data. Demographic, health, and financial information were accessed, including medical histories, diagnoses, lab test...
The Spanish government declared that the smartphones of the Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and the Defense Minister Margarita Robles were infected last year with the spyware Pegasus. Manufacturers claim it is only available to state agencies. The government spokesman, in addition to announcing the opening of an investigation by the Audencia Nacional, said that the...
According to the new directives issued by the Indian Government, organisations have six hours to report cybersecurity incidents. The requirement was proposed by India’s Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) after identifying specific gaps at the origin of security incidents requiring more aggressive measures. Read more in this article from BleepingComputer.
Investigation reports from the Privacy Commissioner are spilled milk stories that serve as salutary reminders to the mortals among us that there but for the grace of God, go we. This came to the fore again in the investigation report published by the Office of the Privacy Commissioner in Hong Kong on 17 February 2022...
The press release of the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) informs that it has fined a Welsh company for making more than half a million unsolicited marketing calls. The ICO underlines that it is against the law to make marketing calls to phone numbers that have been registered with the Telephone Preference Service for more...
The European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) has published his Opinion on the EU legislators’ proposed Regulation on transparency and targeting for political advertising. In his Opinion, Wojciech Wiewiórowski expressed appreciation for the aim and the objective of the draft Regulation which seeks to promote free and fair elections in the EU, therefore strengthening the EU’s...
The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) adopted Guidelines on Right of Access at its January 2022 plenary session. The Guidelines aim to analyse the various aspects of the right of access and to provide more precise guidance on how the right of access has to be implemented in different situations. In addition, the EDPB adopted...
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