The New Zealand privacy commissioner’s office reminds us all that NZ’s privacy law has changed. Get ready: The Privacy Act 2020 introduces greater protections for individuals and some new obligations for businesses and organisations. The changes include the requirement to report serious privacy breaches to the Privacy Commissioner and to affected people. The Privacy Commissioner…
Category: Laws
Scottish Bill Would Criminalize ‘Hate Speech’ in Private Homes
Mairead McArdle reports: A controversial bill making its way through Scotland’s Parliament would criminalize hate speech even if the offending words were uttered in someone’s private home. Members of the Scottish Parliament questioned Justice Secretary Humza Yousaf for the first time on Tuesday about the Hate Crime and Public Order Bill, which would establish a new crime, “stirring up…
Coalition of African Nations to Coordinate Data Protection Framework
Michelle Reed of AKIN GUMP writes: A coalition of African nations have developed a data protection framework with the goal of centralizing data protection laws and the digital economy across Africa. Currently, five countries, including Nigeria, are testing the data protection framework, with the intention to make Africa a single market. After the testing is complete,…
HIPAA doesn’t create any reasonable expectation of privacy in blood toxicology for medical treatment: Court
Via FourthAmendment.com: HIPAA doesn’t create a reasonable expectation of privacy in one’s blood sample obtained for medical treatment. HIPAA recognizes criminal process to obtain it. Consuelo v. State, 2020 Tex. App. LEXIS 8460 (Tex. App. – Dallas Oct. 27, 2020).