Military-intelligence outfit Mitre at center of US digital vaccine passport push: https://thegrayzone.com/2021/10/26/cloak-dagger-military-intelligence-digital-vaccine-passport/ https://thegrayzone.com/2021/10/19/health-wealth-digital-passports-surveillance-capitalism/ Other news about vaccination and surveillance: California Shuts Down 2nd. In-N-Out Burger For Refusing To Be “Vaccination Police For Government” https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/oct/26/contra-costa-county-california-shuts-down-in-n-out/ Parents Reported to Child Services for Keeping Unvaccinated Kids Home: https://theintercept.com/2021/10/25/covid-unvaccinated-kids-child-services/ If Courts Won’t Protect People’s Phones At The Border, Congress…
Category: Breaches
Privacy Breach Class Action Commenced Against Media Giant Rogers
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) —…
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…