The BE DPA has just imposed a fine of 50,000 euro on the company Family Service, which distributes “pink boxes” well known by mothers and fathers-to-be in Belgium, for various breaches of the GDPR. Family Service is a marketing company that distributes pink boxes that include samples, special offers and information sheets for future parents….
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Lawmakers press NSA for answers about Juniper hack from 2015
Justin Katz reports: A group of Democratic lawmakers is calling on the National Security Agency to account for its part in the five-year-old breach of Juniper Networks, following a congressional investigation of the company last year. “The American people have a right to know why NSA did not act after the Juniper hack to protect…
PH: Experts warn on risks of mandatory SIM card registration
Vanne Elaine Terrazola Telecommunications and privacy experts warned the Senate on Wednesday that the proposed mandatory SIM card registration could pose risks to free speech and privacy. The Senate public services committee led by Senator Grace Poe discussed the bills seeking to require prepaid mobile phone users to register their subscriber identity module, or SIM cards,…
Grindr is fined $11.7 million under European privacy law
Natasha Singer and Aaron Krolik report: The Norwegian Data Protection Authority said on Monday that it would fine Grindr, the world’s most popular gay dating app, 100 million Norwegian kroner, or about $11.7 million, for illegally disclosing private details about its users to advertising companies. The agency said the app had transmitted users’ precise locations,…