Hunton Andrews Kurth writes: On October 17, 2023, The First-tier Tribunal of the UK General Regulatory Chamber allowed an appeal by Clearview AI Inc. (“Clearview”) against an enforcement notice and fine issued by the UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (“ICO”). On May 18, 2022, the ICO issued an enforcement notice requiring that Clearview delete the personal data of…
Category: Breaches
Hacker leaks millions of new 23andMe genetic data profiles
Lawrence Abrams reports: A hacker has leaked an additional 4.1 million stolen 23andMe genetic data profiles for people in Great Britain and Germany on a hacking forum. Earlier this month, a threat actor leaked the stolen data of 1 million Ashkenazi Jews who used 23andMe services to find their ancestry info and genetic predispositions. 23andMe told BleepingComputer…
A.P. girls’ home staff gave out confidential data many times earlier, reveals probe by child rights’ panel
Rajulapudi Srinivas reports: The AP State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (SCPCR) on Monday reprimanded the staff of the Girls’ Shelter Home at Krishnalanka in the city, from where the profiles of rescued minor girls leaked a few days ago, for their negligence. Responding to a report published in The Hindu on the alleged…
New laws will give Australians the right to sue for ‘serious’ breaches of privacy
Paul Karp recently reported: Children to be given extra protection but rejection of right for adults to opt out of targeted ads likely to disappoint consumer rights advocates. Australians will gain a right to sue for “serious” breaches of privacy under reforms that would also require small businesses to comply with privacy laws for the…