Keith Fraser reports: A B.C. judge has certified a class-action lawsuit against a company that breached Instagram’s privacy policies in connection with nearly 2.4 million Instagram users in Canada. The firm has been ordered to pay more than $24 million in damages. The allegation in the court case was that Hyp3r Inc., a U.S.-based marketing…
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Overview of Legislations on Cybersecurity, Personal Data Protection and Computer Misuse
The Cyber Security Agency of Singapore (CSA) had collaborated with the PDPC and Singapore Police Force (SPF) to develop a handbook covering an overview of the Cybersecurity Act, Computer Misuse Act and Personal Data Protection Act. The handbook explains the three different legislations and how they work in tandem, illustrated through examples of data breaches….
UK: Vaccination passport app shares personal data of users with Amazon and Royal Mail
John Ferguson reports: The Scottish Government ’s controversial vaccination passport shares the personal data of users with a host of private firms, the Sunday Mail can reveal. Proof of inoculation is now required by law to get into football grounds or nightclubs north of the border, despite plans for a scheme having been scrapped in England. We have learned…
Australia Objects to 7-Eleven’s In-Store Use of Facial Recognition Technology
Liisa Thomas and Anne-Marie Dao of SheppardMullin write: The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner issued a determination earlier this fall about 7-Eleven’s use of “faceprints.” The OAIC found the convenience store improperly collected faceprint information without getting individuals’ consent in violation of the Privacy Act. Accordingly to the OAIC, 7-Eleven used facial recognition technology as part of…