Mike Corder reports: A Dutch data protection watchdog issued a damning report Friday about the country’s tax office, saying it breached privacy law for years by keeping a list of potential fraudsters. It was another blow for the scandal-plagued Dutch tax office, which already is embroiled in the fallout from a discredited effort to root…
Category: Non-U.S.
Inadequate access controls that permit access to non-patients’ data? That will cost you.
The Norwegian Data Protection Authority recently fined the Høylandet Municipal Council 41,000 euros ($47,565.00) because image files containing health data about people with no connection to the municipality were accessible to staff at the health clinic, and the council still did not implement appropriate access controls after they became aware of the problem. Read more…
Privacy Breach Class Action Commenced Against Media Giant Rogers
The following is a press release from an attorney firm. My sites generally do not post attorney advertising but there is a news angle to this one that has potential impact for many people. DataBreaches.net emailed Rogers yesterday requesting a comment on the lawsuit, but received no reply. TORONTO, Oct. 29, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) —…
UK: Location data collection firm admits privacy breach
Jane Wakefield reports: A British firm which sells people’s location data has admitted that some of its information was gained without seeking permission from users. Huq uses location data from apps on people’s phones, and sells it on to clients, which include dozens of English and Scottish city councils. It told the BBC that in…