Germany’s rail carrier Deutsche Bahn was fined a record 1.12 million euros (1.7 million dollars) on Friday, for breaching data protection laws. Earlier this year, it emerged that the rail operator had been accessing confidential staff data including emails and bank accounts for more than a decade, in attempts to fight possible corruption. The head…
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Online advertising is threatened by Europe’s cookie law
Struan Robertson of Out-Law.com has an editorial piece on how the fate of online advertising cookies in the UK is tied to a file-sharing bill that has as yet to be resolved: Visitors to websites in Europe may soon face a barrage of pop-ups that seek their consent to internet cookies. Bizarrely, the plan to…
Who’d release private tax data? A Norwegian would
Ian MacDougall of Associated Press reports: It’s the moment nosy Norwegian neighbors have been waiting for — the release of official records showing the annual income and overall wealth of nearly every taxpayer in the Scandinavian country. In a move that would be unthinkable elsewhere, tax authorities in Norway have issued the “skatteliste,” or “tax…
Goody family wins legal damages
Jade Goody’s family have settled a High Court action over photographs taken at the reality star’s private burial, their lawyer has announced. Seven people, including Goody’s mother, claimed the picture was an invasion of privacy and a breach of confidence. Mirror Group Newspapers and picture agency NewsPics agreed to pay £35,000 in damages, as well…