The following is a press release from an attorney firm. My sites generally do not post attorney advertising but there is a news angle to this one that has potential impact for many people. DataBreaches.net emailed Rogers yesterday requesting a comment on the lawsuit, but received no reply. TORONTO, Oct. 29, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) —…
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UK: Location data collection firm admits privacy breach
Jane Wakefield reports: A British firm which sells people’s location data has admitted that some of its information was gained without seeking permission from users. Huq uses location data from apps on people’s phones, and sells it on to clients, which include dozens of English and Scottish city councils. It told the BBC that in…
Kr: Facebook recommended to pay 300,000-won compensation per victim over personal data breach
Yonhap News Agency reports: The state watchdog on personal information protection on Friday recommended the operator of Facebook to pay 300,000 won (US$256.70) in compensation to each of 181 users demanding damages for the provision of their personal information to third parties without consent. […] The state watchdog in November concluded that Facebook passed personal…
UK: Tesco worker compensated after supermarket lost 15 years of her medical records
Tristan Cork reports: A woman from Bristol has been awarded £3,000 in compensation after discovering Tesco had lost 15 years of her employment records, including sensitive medical information. Jacqueline Ogborne worked for the supermarket chain for 30 years but said the data breach left her ‘feeling violated’. The 55-year-old only discovered Tesco had lost her employment…