Sam Clark reports: Lithuania’s data protection authority has fined a payments processing company for breaching three provisions of the GDPR. The State Data Protection Inspectorate has levied a €61,500 fine against fintech company MisterTango for inappropriate data processing, disclosing personal data and failing to report a breach, it said today. The authority said that the…
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Ding Dong the CCPA Private Right of Action is (Mostly) Dead!
Not surprisingly, perhaps, a law firm is rejoicing while consumers may shed a tear. Rachel Tarko Hudson, Craig Cardon, Snehal Desai and Liisa Thomas of SheppardMullin write: Whether your favorite movie is The Wizard of Oz or The Princess Bride, we can all agree there is some good news about the California Consumer Privacy Act…
The Arrest Of A Teen On An Assault Charge Has Sparked New Privacy Fears About DNA Sleuthing
Peter Aldhous reports: For the first time on record, the new forensic science of genetic genealogy has been used to identify a suspect in a case of violent assault. Cops in Utah had to obtain special permission to upload crime scene DNA to a website called GEDmatch, which had previously only allowed police to investigate…
Judge Forwards Class Action Suit Against Adult Toy Maker
Helen Christophi reports: A federal judge in Oakland advanced the bulk of a class action lawsuit Wednesday accusing a Chinese sex technology company of using customers’ cellphones to harvest intimate details about how they use its remote-controlled vibrators. In a 17-page order, U.S. District Judge Jeffrey White rejected Hong Kong-based Hytto Ltd.’s contention it can’t…