Did you miss a lot of news while you were getting ready for the holidays? Here’s some of what Joe Cadillic compiled for his December 20 round-up: Oregon TITAN Fusion Center Sued Over Domestic Spying Operation: https://indiancountrytoday.com/the-press-pool/oregon-sued-over-domestic-spying-operation https://static1.squarespace.com/static/58a33e881b631bc60d4f8b31/t/61b8bb6d462c75142d0b2bea/1639496557832/Farrell-Smith+v.+Oregon%2C+Complaint+%2812.14.21%29.pdf The US public isn’t fully aware of the extent of law enforcement and government surveillance: https://reclaimthenet.org/public-isnt-fully-aware-of-the-extent-of-law-enforcement-surveillance/ Federal…
Category: Breaches
Top 10 Privacy and Data Protection Cases of 2021: A selection
Over at Inforrm’s Blog, Suneet Sharma writes: Inforrm covered a wide range of data protection and privacy cases in 2021. Following my posts in 2018, 2019 and 2020 here is my selection of most notable privacy and data protection cases across 2021: Lloyd v Google LLC [2021] UKSC 50 In the most significant privacy law judgment of the year the UK…
Polish opposition duo hacked with NSO spyware
Frank Bajak and Vanessa Gera of AP report: The aggressive cellphone break-ins of a high-profile lawyer representing top Polish opposition figures came in the final weeks of pivotal 2019 parliamentary elections. Two years later, a prosecutor challenging attempts by the populist right-wing government to purge the judiciary had her smartphone hacked. In both instances, the…
Norway fines dating app Grindr $7.16M over privacy breach
AP reports: Norway’s data privacy watchdog on Wednesday fined gay dating app Grindr 65 million kroner ($7.16 million) for sending sensitive personal data to hundreds of potential advertising partners without users’ consent — a breach of strict European Union privacy rules. The Norwegian Data Protection Authority said it imposed its highest fine to date because…