Alaina Lancaster reports: Plaintiffs attorneys in a proposed privacy class action against Google are asking a federal judge to order additional sanctions against the tech giant for allegedly failing to hand over documents revealing that the company tracks and collects user data in private browsing mode, an allegation at the center of the lawsuit’s claims,…
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UK: Former health adviser found guilty of illegally accessing patient records
The Information Commissioner’s Office announced: A former health adviser has been found guilty of accessing medical records of patients without a valid legal reason. Christopher O’Brien, 36, was working at the South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust when he unlawfully accessed the records of 14 patients, who were known personally to him, between June and December 2019….
India withdraws personal data protection bill that alarmed tech giants
Manish Singh reports: The Indian government has withdrawn its long-awaited Personal Data Protection Bill that drew scrutiny from several privacy advocates and tech giants who feared the legislation could restrict how they managed sensitive information while giving government broad powers to access it. The move comes as a surprise as lawmakers had indicated recently that…
Sensitive data ruling by Europe’s top court could force broad privacy reboot
Natasha Lomas reports: A ruling put out yesterday by the European Union’s top court could have major implications for online platforms that use background tracking and profiling to target users with behavioral ads or to feed recommender engines that are designed to surface so-called ‘personalized’ content. The impacts could be even broader — with privacy law experts…