Lane Nichols reports: Kāinga Ora has apologised for a serious privacy blunder and launched an urgent investigation after mistakenly sharing sensitive details about a tenant’s mental health with a neighbour. The tenant is a former skinhead and alleged white power sympathiser accused of terrorising his Christchurch neighbours in a prolonged campaign of intimidation and abuse….
Category: Breaches
Announce: Privacy Harms – Final Published Version (Solove & Citron)
Two resources of note this week. First, as seen on Teach Privacy, Daniel Solove’s site: I’m delighted to announce that the final published version of my article, Privacy Harms,is now out in print! Privacy Harms, 101 B.U. L. Rev. 793 (2022) (with Danielle Keats Citron) Abstract: The requirement of harm has significantly impeded the enforcement of…
Danish SA: fine proposed for Danske Bank
Seen at the European Data Protection Board: Background information Date of final decision: 4 April 2022 Cross-border case or national case: National Controller: Danske Bank Legal Reference: Article 5 (2) Decision: Infringement of the GDPR Key words: Deletion Summary of the Decision Origin of the case The Danish Data Supervisory Authority (SA) has reported Danske…
Violation Of Patient Privacy During ECG, Hiranandani Hospital Suspends Housekeeping Staff
Medical Dialogues reports: Mumbai: Following the controversy at the Hiranandani Hospital where a housekeeping staff walked in during a 35-year- old woman author’s electrocardiogram (ECG) test, the internal committee of the hospital suspended the housekeeper on Tuesday. Earlier the committee told that they would conduct an investigation on Monday. As a result, they submitted the…