Josh Taylor reports: A Choice analysis of carmaker privacy policies has found some of the biggest car sellers in Australia collect and share a range of driver data, including in some cases video and biometric data, with third parties. The consumer group analysed the privacy policies of Toyota, Ford, MG, Mazda, Kia, Hyundai, Tesla, Subaru, Isuzu…
Category: Breaches
Is Maryland’s New Higher Ed Privacy Law a Harbinger of Things to Come?
Will Sweeney reports: With the fall semester in full swing, college students aren’t the only ones with homework to do. Higher education institutions in Maryland must comply with the state’s new privacy law, Maryland Code Title 10, Subtitle 13A, as of Oct. 1. While this law is specific to Maryland, universities outside the state shouldn’t kick their feet…
Federal judge says class privacy claims may proceed against online mental health platform
Michael Gennaro reports: Class action claims brought by consumers who say online mental health platform Headway allowed Google to collect their personal data without permission may proceed, a federal judge in California ruled Monday. Headway is an online service that helps people find mental health care providers who accept insurance. In a 2023 complaint, the lead…
U.S. Treasury issued fresh sanctions against entities linked to the Intellexa Consortium
Pierluigi Paganini reports: The Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued new sanctions against five individuals and one entity associated with the Intellexa Consortium for their role in developing, operating, and distributing commercial spyware. The Intellexa Consortium was created in 2019, it has acted as a marketing umbrella for various offensive cyber companies…