Catharine Tunney reports: The makers of the now-defunct Buffalo Tracks app — a sort of Yelp for RCMP detachments — say they fear candid comments left on the application will be used against them by RCMP brass. The app allowed serving officers to post and browse reviews about life in detachments across the country. […] The Buffalo…
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Amazon Gets Record $888 Million EU Fine Over Data Violations
Stephanie Bodoni reports: Amazon.com Inc. faces the biggest ever European Union privacy fine after its lead privacy watchdog hit it with a 746 million-euro ($888 million) penalty for violating the bloc’s tough data protection rules. CNPD, the Luxembourg data protection authority slapped Amazon with the record fine in a July 16 decision that accused the online retailer of…
NZ: Privacy Commissioner concerned about media conduct with respect to Waikato DHB breach reporting
New Zealand’s Privacy Commissioner John Edwards issued a statement about the conduct of some NZ media with respect to the Waikato DHB ransomware incident and data dump. While I have great respect for both the commissioner and his office, his statement seems to suggest that press should self-censor or be censored when it comes to…
Spyware features found in Chinese state benefits app
Catalin Cimpanu reports: Spyware-like features have been discovered inside an app named “Beijing One Pass” that foreign companies operating in China are forced to install on their systems in order to access a digital platform to manage employee state benefits. The spyware behavior was discovered last month by Insikt Group, the threat research division of…