Josh Taylor reports: A man who was forced to hand over his phone and passcode to Australian Border Force after returning to Sydney from holiday has labelled the tactic “an absolute gross violation of privacy”, as tech advocates call for transparency and stronger privacy protections for people’s devices as they enter the country. Software developer…
Category: Non-U.S.
German Regulators Publish Cookie Guidance
Ulrike Elteste of Covington and Burling writes: On 22 December 2021, the conference of German data protection supervisory authorities (“DSK”) published its Guidance for Providers of Telemedia Services (Orientierungshilfe für Anbieter von Telemedien). Particularly relevant for providers of websites and mobile applications, the Guidance is largely devoted to the “cookie provision” of the German Telecommunication and Telemedia…
Brussels Court of Appeal Considers GDPR Rights
Kristof Van Quathem of Covington and Burling writes: In a decision handed down on December 1, 2021, the Brussels Market Court (Court of Appeal) had an opportunity to consider the GDPR right of access. The Belgian Ministry of Finance appealed the Belgian Supervisory Authority’s recent decision requiring the Ministry to grant a complainant access to her financial…
Canadian police expanding surveillance powers via new digital “operations centres”
Martin Lukacs reports: Canadian police have been establishing municipal surveillance centres to support law enforcement, deploying digital technologies that expand surveillance powers with the help of major US corporations, according to government documents seen by The Breach. Working around-the-clock in special rooms or wings of police stations, these so-called “real-time operations centres” are the cornerstone…