Sam Clark reports: European police can access data on people’s phones even when they aren’t suspected of serious crimes, the EU’s top court ruled Friday. “To consider that only the fight against serious crime is capable of justifying access to data contained in a mobile telephone would unduly limit the investigative powers of the competent…
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Europe launches ‘gait recognition’ pilot program to monitor border crossings
Suzanne Smalley reports: A European Commission-funded biometric “gait recognition” program to study how to more easily identify people crossing the European Union’s external borders by examining their unique walking styles kicked off Thursday. The initiative, dubbed the PopEye Project, is supported by a €3.2 million ($3.5 million) grant that covers a three-year pilot testing the…
Many of Australia’s top car sellers are collecting and sharing driver data, Choice investigation finds
Josh Taylor reports: A Choice analysis of carmaker privacy policies has found some of the biggest car sellers in Australia collect and share a range of driver data, including in some cases video and biometric data, with third parties. The consumer group analysed the privacy policies of Toyota, Ford, MG, Mazda, Kia, Hyundai, Tesla, Subaru, Isuzu…
UK: New data protection audit framework launched to help organisations improve compliance
From the Information Commissioner’s Office: We have today launched a new audit framework designed to help organisations assess their own compliance with key requirements under data protection law. The framework empowers organisations to identify necessary steps to improve their data protection practices and create a culture of compliance. It provides them with a starting point to evaluate how…