Kristof van Quathem of Covington & Burling writes: In early November, the Dutch Supervisory Authority released an injunction imposed against the public insurance body Uitvoeringsinstituut Werkgeversverzekering (“UWV”) last July. The UWV allows employers to submit data about their employees for social security purposes. The data includes dates of employee absences due to general illness (and…
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You Snooze, You Lose: Insurers Make The Old Adage Literally True
You Snooze, You Lose: Insurers Make The Old Adage Literally True by Marshall Allen Last March, Tony Schmidt discovered something unsettling about the machine that helps him breathe at night. Without his knowledge, it was spying on him. From his bedside, the device was tracking when he was using it and sending the information not…
China demands detailed user data from tech businesses in latest crackdown on dissent
James Cook reports: The Chinese government has ordered technology businesses operating in the country to collect more data on their users, including their real names and the type of hardware they use to access sites. China’s Cyberspace Administration published its new requirements on Thursday, informing businesses that they will come into place on November 30….
Illinois school district drops controversial eavesdropping case against former student
Austin Berg has a welcomed update to a case that never should have been hanging over a teenager’s head: Paul Boron no longer has a potential felony hanging over his head. But Illinois’ eavesdropping law means others like him might not be so lucky. The young Illinoisan spent his summer at the center of an…