From the Hogan Lovells blog, Chronicle of Data Protection: On November 23, the data protection authority (DPA) of the German Federal State of Hamburg imposed a€200,000 fine [link in German] against the Hamburg-based savings & loan Hamburger Sparkasse due to violations of the German Federal Data Protection Act (the BDSG) for, among other reasons, using neuromarketing techniques without customer consent. …
Category: Non-U.S.
Ca: Privacy watchdog to investigate treatment of travellers at airports
Sarah Schmidt reports: Canada’s privacy watchdog has launched a sweeping audit to find out whether the federal government is doing enough to protect the privacy of air travellers, given the heightened focus on national security. […] In the case of the new full-body airport scanners — dubbed “naked scanners” by detractors — the audit will…
New teacher guide to promote Freedom of Information and protection of Privacy is headed for Ontario classrooms
Ontario’s Information and Privacy Commissioner, Dr. Ann Cavoukian, released a new grade 10 guide for Civics teachers, What Students Need to Know about Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy. “Lessons in the guide should clearly demonstrate to students how material obtained through freedom of information requests can have a dramatic impact on their own lives,”…
UK Case Law: XJA v News Group: another case on anonymity
On 3 December Mrs Justice Sharp handed down judgment in the case of XJA v News Group [2010] EWHC 3174 (QB)). This was a privacy action, where an interim holding injunction was extended by consent until trial or further order. The claimant had made an application on short notice against the defendant, News Group Newspapers for…