PIPEDA Case Summary #2009-014: When applying for a personal membership at a store, an individual was asked to supply the store with her driver’s licence number and date of birth. No purpose for collecting this personal information was offered, and when she later requested access to it, her request and follow-ups were ignored until this…
Category: Non-U.S.
AU: ALRC renews data loss financial penalty call
Christina Zhou reports: The Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) has renewed its call for fines for failing to notify the privacy commissioner of data breaches after the UK introduced penalties of up to half a million pounds. The ALRC initially made the call in its report: For Your Information: Australian Privacy Law and Practice released…
UK: ‘Disgrace’ of innocent DNA profiles held on database
Martin Higgins writes: An estimated one million innocent peoples’ DNA profiles are still on the national database, despite a European ruling saying that it is a breach of privacy laws. DNA profiles of innocent people are being removed from the national database at the rate of very slightly over one a day, despite a ruling…
Kr: Snooping on Spouses’ Emails Illegal
Sneaking into email accounts of spouses is illegal even if they include stories indicating his or her infidelity, a court ruled Thursday, putting privacy protection ahead of the right to know. The Seoul Eastern District Court slapped a 42-year-old woman with a 300,000 won fine for opening her husband’s emails without his approval. The court…