Brian Cathcart writes: The owners of the Mail on Sunday have finally capitulated in the privacy and breach of copyright case brought by the Duchess of Sussex, abandoning any idea of a further appeal and agreeing to pay an undisclosed sum in settlement. Following an order [pdf] made by the Court of Appeal which (among other things) required…
Category: Non-U.S.
Canada’s public health agency admits it tracked 33 million mobile devices during lockdown
Swikar Oli reports: The Public Health Agency of Canada accessed location data from 33 million mobile devices to monitor people’s movement during lockdown, the agency revealed this week. “Due to the urgency of the pandemic, (PHAC) collected and used mobility data, such as cell-tower location data, throughout the COVID-19 response,” a spokesperson told National Post….
Privacy News from Here and There….
Did you miss a lot of news while you were getting ready for the holidays? Here’s some of what Joe Cadillic compiled for his December 20 round-up: Oregon TITAN Fusion Center Sued Over Domestic Spying Operation: https://indiancountrytoday.com/the-press-pool/oregon-sued-over-domestic-spying-operation https://static1.squarespace.com/static/58a33e881b631bc60d4f8b31/t/61b8bb6d462c75142d0b2bea/1639496557832/Farrell-Smith+v.+Oregon%2C+Complaint+%2812.14.21%29.pdf The US public isn’t fully aware of the extent of law enforcement and government surveillance: https://reclaimthenet.org/public-isnt-fully-aware-of-the-extent-of-law-enforcement-surveillance/ Federal…
Children’s Privacy is Front and Center in DPC Ireland Report
Odia Kagan of Fox Rothschild writes: With enforcement on children’s data privacy ramping up around the world, Ireland’s Data Protection Commission has issued a detailed report on the fundamental principles of such data privacy, as well as some helpful suggestions to controllers on how to improve. The key principles: FLOOR OF PROTECTION: Online service providers should…