China Daily reports: China’s Ministry of Public Security has issued its first batch of e-IDs backed by an independent, Internet-based identity recognition system for citizens, as the country moves to fight personal information leaks, the Shanghai-based Xinmin Evening News reported Sunday. […] The new system has passed security assessments by state authorities. In theory, the…
Category: Breaches
UK: Careless
The ICO dropped the ball spectacularly on care.data, anxious to enable what they must have thought was an important undertaking by a valued stakeholder. — Tim Turner If you’re an American who thinks HIPAA is too permissive on data sharing without consent, you should learn more about what’s going on in the U.K. Tim Turner writes:…
Pharmacies fined for secretly recording customers
DFWatch reports: TBILISI, DFWatch–Three chains of pharmacies in Georgia have been fined 500 laris each for recording conversations through the calling system of their 24 hours outlets without notifying customers. According to the Personal Data Protection, 365 pharmacies of the chains Aversi-Geopharmi, PSP and Sakhalkho Aptiaki (People’s Pharmacy) recorded conversations with customers. The companies explained that…
Wave of Privacy Suits Peters Out
Ross Todd reports: Michael Rhodes, the charismatic chair of Cooley’s privacy and data protection practice, took the stage at an awards dinner in late April with an extra bounce in his step—and a blunt prediction for his colleagues in the plaintiffs privacy bar. “I suspect a lot of people, perhaps on the plaintiffs side, will…