From EPIC.org: On Monday, EPIC filed comments with the Federal Trade Commission supporting the agency’s proposal for a trade regulation rule based on its Endorsement Guides. EPIC urged the agency to incorporate the full scope of the Endorsement Guides into its rule, as the FTC had included in its proposed rule undisclosed incentives (i.e., situations in which the…
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Finnish SA: Administrative fine on Viking Line for unlawful processing of employees’ health data
As seen on EDPB: Background information Date of final decision: 9 December 2022 Cross-border case or national case, One-Stop-Shop Procedure: the decision was taken by national supervisory authorities following the One-Stop-Shop cooperation procedure (OSS). If cross-border, LSA: Finnish SA and CSAs: Swedish SA; Estonian SA; Norwegian SA Controller: Viking Line Oy Abp Legal Reference: accuracy…
TSA argues for impunity for checkpoint staff who rape travelers
Ed Hasbrouck wrote: Two years ago, at least a dozen women on a Qatar Airways flight to Sydney were ordered off the plane at Doha Airport in Qatar and subjected to forced vaginal examinations. Australia made diplomatic protests, as both the airline and the airport are controlled by the government of Qatar. The Qatari government issued a public apology and said that, “Those…
Chennai corp lets pvt agency collect citizens’ biometric data without a contract?
Khushi Mehrotra, Kushan Niyogi, and Shabbir Ahmed report: The Greater Chennai Corporation has engaged a private agency to collect biometric data such as fingerprints and retina scans of thousands of residents in the city belonging to the lowest strata of society, without any discernible safeguards to protect this data. For several years, a firm called…