PTI reports: There is no urgency now in hearing pleas challenging WhatsApp’s new privacy policy as the instant messaging platform has already made a statement that it would not transfer data to Facebook till the personal data protection bill is finalised, the Delhi High Court said on Thursday. The US-based firm also informed the high…
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Covid 19: Italy’s Privacy Guarantor “warns” the Sicily Region
The Guarantor for the protection of personal data has warned the Region of Sicily and all the subjects involved (provincial health companies, employers, competent doctors) that the processing of personal data carried out in implementation of the ordinance n. 75 of 7 July 2021 of the President of the Sicily Region, in the absence of corrective…
Sg: Reporters did not care for students privacy: Commentary
As seen on The Independent: Singapore — A River Valley High School (RVHS) student requested for reporters to “be more understanding” of their situation after getting photographed while they walked out of the school following the killing incident of a student. A 13-year-old Secondary 1 student at RVHS was killed on campus on Monday (Jul…
Belgian Supervisory Authority Launches Public Consultation on the Use of Biometric Data
Kristof Van Quathem of Covington & Burling writes: On July 15, 2021, the Belgian Supervisory Authority (“SA”) released a 40-page draft recommendation on the use of biometric data and launched a public consultation to solicit feedback about it. Most notably, the SA points out that there is no valid legal basis other than explicit consent (with all…