Information and Privacy Commissioner Elizabeth Denham has launched a weeklong celebration of Data Privacy Day, officially held on Jan. 28, to raise awareness about online threats to privacy and highlight the importance of protecting personal information. “In our digital world, the right to privacy and protection of personal information is more relevant than ever,” Denham said. “The…
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Lawsuit over Hilton sex tape
From New Magazine in the UK: Paris Hilton’s infamous sex tape is at the centre of a new lawsuit as porn bosses battle to keep the film away from illegal downloaders. The socialite hit headlines back in 2004 when a porn video called 1 Night in Paris surfaced on the internet. The film, which features…
UK: Privacy watchdog urges stronger data protection in EU law review
Organisations which lose personal data should be forced to disclose the data security breach, the European Union’s privacy watchdog has said. Planned changes to EU privacy law do not go far enough, said the official. The European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) Peter Hustinx has published an opinion urging the European Commission to extend the obligation…
Nesbitt awards woman $40K for privacy breach
Robert Todd reports: A British Columbia doctor has been forced to pay his ex-wife $40,000 for breach of privacy and defamation after accessing private information about her on an old home computer and publishing it online and in e-mails. The case, Nesbitt v. Neufeld, saw businesswoman Wendy Neufeld go after damages from her ex-husband, Patrick…