David McCabe reports: Google said in an internal document that it had successfully “slowed down” European privacy rules in collaboration with other tech companies, according to a legal filing released on Friday. Ahead of a 2019 meeting with other major tech companies, Google said in a memo that it had “been successful in slowing down…
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Au: 7-Eleven breached customer privacy by collecting facial imagery without consent
Campbell Kwan reports: In Australia, the country’s information commissioner has found that 7-Eleven breached customers’ privacy by collecting their sensitive biometric information without adequate notice or consent. From June 2020 to August 2021, 7-Eleven conducted surveys that required customers to fill out information on tablets with built-in cameras. These tablets, which were installed in 700…
Statement from BC Information and Privacy Commissioner regarding proposed amendments to the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act
Statement from BC Information and Privacy Commissioner regarding proposed amendments to the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act VICTORIA— Information and Privacy Commissioner Michael McEvoy issued the following statement in response to Bill 22, Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Amendment Act, 2021, introduced in the Legislature today, that proposes amendments to…
Slovenian Administrative Court upholds the decision of the Slovenian SA: the right of erasure does not enable an individual to have his personal data erased from Baptismal Register
Background information Date of final decision: 2 June 2020 Cross-border case or national case: National case Controller: A parish of the Roman Catholic Church Legal Reference: Right of erasure (Article 17) Decision: Dismissal of the complaint Keywords: Archiving purposes in the public interest, Religious freedom Summary of the Decision A parish of the Roman Catholic…