To say that Max Schrems is a thorn in Facebook’s side would not do Schrems — nor the size of the thorn wound — justice. Schrems is back in court today in the EU with another lawsuit that can have even greater impact than his first case against Facebook. As seen on The Insurance Journal:…
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India’s Supreme Court issues notice in constitutional challenge to Aadhaar
Prathma Sharma reports: The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to the Centre and the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) in a petition challenging the validity of the 2019 Aadhaar Ordinance. The petition challenged the Aadhaar and Other Laws (Amendment) Ordinance, 2019 and the Aadhaar (Pricing of Aadhaar Authentication Services) Regulations, 2019, alleging that…
Internet group brands Mozilla ‘internet villain’ for supporting DNS privacy feature
Zack Whittaker reports: An industry group of internet service providers has branded Firefox browser maker Mozilla an “internet villain” for supporting a DNS security standard. The U.K.’s Internet Services Providers’ Association (ISPA), the trade group for U.K. internet service providers, nominated the browser maker for its proposed effort to roll out the security feature, which…
Government EHR proposals threaten patient privacy — American Medical Association
Andis Robeznieks, Senior News Writer for the American Medical Association (AMA), writes: Two federal agencies have proposed rules pertaining to health information technology that will have a significant impact on the exchange, access and use of all health care data. While there are elements in both that deserve support, there are also several problems—particularly when…