The Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data has issued two investigative reports: Investigation Report: Excessive Online collection of private tutors’ personal data by tutorial service agency websites From the executive summary: In respect of the collection of private tutors’ Hong Kong Identity Card numbers by six tutorial service agency websites, namely, Hong Kong Tutor Association,…
Category: Breaches
IE: Woman settles damages claim against pharmacy
Yet another reminder that privacy breaches can endanger people’s safety or lives. Independent.ie reports: A County Wicklow mother who claimed a pharmacy allowed her husband to watch CCTV footage of herself buying a self pregnancy test kit has settled a €38,000 damages claim for an undisclosed amount. The woman, who cannot be named, said her…
UK: Sir Cliff Richard considers suing BBC and police for breach of privacy in house raid
Ishbel MacLeod reports: Sir Cliff Richard is reportedly considering suing the BBC and the South Yorkshire police for breach of privacy, after the broadcaster showed live coverage of his house being raided in August. The singer’s house was searched, while he was on holiday, after a man in his 40s claimed that he had been…
Ca: City councillor Lorje facing sanctions after privacy breach
CTV Saskatoon reports that Ward 2 city councillor Pat Lorje is facing sanctions after an investigation into a privacy breach that followed a closed executive committee meeting. An investigation reportedly concluded that Lorje was responsible for releasing details of a confidential report that was tabled at an in camera meeting. Lorje reportedly apologized for the breach, but is still facing…