Expatica reports: A French court was to decide Tuesday whether actress Julie Gayet, whose affair with President Francois Hollande made waves worldwide, had her privacy breached by a photographer who snapped her in her car. The charges relate to a picture of the 41-year-old actress behind the wheel of her car that French glossy magazine…
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Ca: Focus: Privacy class actions on the rise
Meanwhile, Canada is also seeing a rise in privacy cases, as Arshy Mann reports: With the certification of Evans v. The Bank of Nova Scotia, the newly introduced tort of intrusion upon seclusion has become another weapon in the arsenal for the class action plaintiffs’ bar. But while Evans has gotten the lion’s share of attention,…
UK: Data explosion fuels growth in privacy cases
Catherine Baksi writes: The number of privacy cases fought in UK courts has doubled in the last five years, amid an explosion in the amount of personal data held and shared by government agencies, and retained by businesses. In the year to 31 May 2014, there were 56 cases in the High Court, up from…
KS: School administrators revisit student data security
Celia Llopis-Jepsen reports that a breach involving the Topeka USD 501 and its follow-up have resulted in the state sending out a reminder to all districts: Recent revelations about data privacy violations in Topeka Unified School District 501 have prompted administrators in other school districts to review their compliance with federal law. In an Aug….