USA Today reports: Duchess Meghan of Sussex will receive the nominal sum of 1 pound after a court found that the Mail on Sunday invaded her privacy. She says she’ll get much more for defeating the tabloid on copyright violation by publishing her private letter to her father. […] The 1 pound covers only the…
Category: Breaches
Administrative fine imposed on psychotherapy centre Vastaamo for data protection violations
A hack and extortion attempt involving the psychotherapy center in Vastaamo, Finland was — and remains — one of the worst breaches ever covered on PogoWasRight.org and DataBreaches.net because it involved the sensitive mental health information of tens of thousands of patients and a coverup by an executive of the clinic. Now EDPB has posted…
NZ: Community Law Centre’s $24k legal costs bid after privacy breach declined
Jono Galuszka reports: The Manawatū Community Law Centre wanted a former employee, whose privacy the centre breached, to pay it $24,400 in legal costs. The Human Rights Review Tribunal, however, instead ordered the centre to pay former receptionist and information officer Alisha Cook $7500 in costs. That money is on top of the $6000 the…
Mitek accused of biometric data privacy violations as BIPA settlements look good for lawyers
Chris Burt reports: A potential class action lawsuit has been filed against Mitek alleging the company failed to meet the informed consent requirements of Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) when authenticating users of the HyreCar app with selfie biometrics. Named plaintiff Joshua Johnson claims to have uploaded a photo of his driver’s license and a selfie…