Roberta B. Cowan reports: TomTom said on Thursday an official probe had cleared it of accusations that it violated Dutch data protection laws by sharing its customers’ individual location and traffic information with third parties, including Dutch police. The Dutch navigation equipment and map maker came under scrutiny in April after reportedly selling information gathered…
Category: Breaches
Ex-Student Drops ‘Spycam’ Case Against Lower Merion Schools
Eric Campbell and Danielle Vickery report: Former Lower Merion School District student Paige Robbins on Wednesday morning withdrew her lawsuit that alleged a district laptop’s camera took photos of her undressed without her knowledge. Robbins and her parents said after a hearing at U.S. District Court in Philadelphia they plan no further legal action against…
Ph: Lawmaker: Prioritize bill pushing better protection of personal data
Jonathan de Santos reports: Passing laws to protect data privacy should be made a priority, the chairman of the Senate committee on Science and Technology said. Senator Edgardo Angara, who has filed a Data Privacy bill that penalizes the unauthorized use of personal information, said it “will require Filipino companies to adhere to international security…
Privacy Litigation — 2011 Year in Review
Craig Hoffman writes: There were no bombshells or truly groundbreaking decisions in 2011. Courts continued to dismiss claims filed in the wake of data breaches based on findings that the plaintiffs had failed to identify any cognizable harm sufficient to achieve Article III standing or to demonstrate actual damages. A few decisions, however, show an…