Kirsty Lawrence reports: The privacy commissioner is calling for the chief of defence to tell him what he’s planning to do to ensure service personnel’s privacy after reports that personal vaccine information was being shared among staff. In July, a letter sent to Minister of Defence Peeni Henare, which Stuff obtained, stated several members of the armed forces…
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Ca: Commissioner announces investigation into Liberal Party of Canada’s use of facial recognition technology
August 6, 2021 Commissioner announces investigation into Liberal Party of Canada’s use of facial recognition technology VICTORIA— British Columbia Information and Privacy Commissioner Michael McEvoy has launched an investigation into the Liberal Party of Canada’s use of facial recognition technology for identification purposes in nomination races. The Commissioner acknowledges that the Liberal Party offers individuals…
Italian Garante Fines Deliveroo 2.5M Euros for Unlawful Processing of Personal Data
Hunton Andrews Kurth writes: On August 2, 2021, the Italian Data Protection Authority (Garante per la protezione dei dati personali, “Garante”) announced that it had levied a €2,500,000 fine on Deliveroo Italy s.r.l. for the unlawful processing of personal data of approximately 8,000 Deliveroo riders, and various infringements of the EU Genera Data Protection Regulation…
Twitter Says Has Appointed Officials to Comply With India Rules
Upmanyu Trivedi reports: Twitter Inc. told an Indian court it has appointed permanent executives to comply with the nation’s rules, a move that could ease tension between the social media giant and Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government. The U.S.-based company appointed a Chief Compliance Officer-cum-Grievance Officer and a nodal officer as required under India’s new information…