Privacy News & Issues
Nicole Hegarty reports: The malicious release of personal data online, known as doxxing, would be outlawed and attract up to seven years in jail under new legislation being introduced to federal parliament on Thursday. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese promised to outlaw the practice after the details of a private WhatsApp group involving hundreds of Jewish Australians…
The Canadian Press reports: A panel of judges says Facebook broke federal privacy law by failing to adequately inform users of the risks to their data upon signing up to the popular social media platform. The Federal Court of Appeal found that Facebook, now known as Meta, did not obtain the meaningful consent required by…
Mike Corder of AP reports: The Dutch data protection watchdog on Tuesday issued facial recognition startup Clearview AI with a fine of 30.5 million euros ($33.7 million) over its creation of what the agency called an “illegal database” of billion of photos of faces. The Netherlands’ Data Protection Agency, or DPA, also warned Dutch companies that using…
Lindsey Tonsager, Conor Kane, and Olivia Vega of Covington and Burling write: Minnesota and Rhode Island are the latest states to pass comprehensive privacy legislation, joining a number of states who have enacted similar laws. This blog post summarizes the statutes’ key takeaways. Minnesota On May 19, 2024, the Minnesota legislature passed HF 4757, an omnibus…