Jim Puzzanghera reports: President Obama will focus on high technology next week, announcing efforts to strengthen cybersecurity, prevent identity theft and increase Internet access, the White House said Saturday. The initiatives will be included in his State of the Union address, which Obama is previewing before the Jan. 20 speech, rather than saving all his…
Category: Breaches
Sued by Lyft, Uber Exec Sues Back Over Alleged Snooping
Marisa Kendall reports: An ugly court fight pitting Lyft Inc. against road rival Uber Technologies Inc. has taken a new turn, with Lyft’s former chief operating officer accusing the company of illegally reading personal emails and text messages that detailed his contacts with Uber. Travis VanderZanden, now Uber’s vice president of international growth, sued Lyft in San…
German DPA imposes 1.3 million EUR fine on insurance group for violation of data protection law
Hunton & Williams report: On December 29, 2014, the Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information of the German state Rhineland-Palatinate issued a press release stating that it imposed a fine of €1,300,000 on the insurance group Debeka. According to the Commissioner, Debeka was fined due to its lack of internal controls and its violations of…
Taiwan clears Xiaomi, other smartphone brands of breaching data privacy
J.R. Wu reports: Taiwanese regulators cleared on Tuesday China’s Xiaomi Inc and other smartphone brands of breaching local data protection laws after national security concerns triggered the government to launch a probe in September. The National Communications Commission, in a report concluding the investigation, said all the 12 brands it had tested, which include handsets…