Sheikh Saaliq and Krutika Pathi of AP report: It began in February with a tweet by pop star Rihanna that sparked widespread condemnation of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s handling of massive farmer protests near the capital, souring an already troubled relationship between the government and Twitter. Moving to contain the backlash, officials hit Twitter…
Category: Non-U.S.
South Africa: Guidance on POPIA Exemptions and Registration of Information Officers
Shivani Naidoo, Mosa Mkhize, Deon Govender, Witney Schneidman, and Dan Cooper of Covington & Burling write: South Africa’s Information Regulator (the “Regulator”) issued, on June 22, 2021, a Guidance Note on Exemptions from the Conditions for Lawful Processing of Personal Information (“Guidance Note”), arising under sections 37 and 38 of the Protection of Personal Information…
UK: Lloyd v Google LLC – data protection class action claims
DLA Piper writes: Followers of Privacy Matters will be familiar with the case of Lloyd v Google LLC, which raises important issues as to the recoverability of compensation for breaches of data protection law, and is likely to be pivotal to the mass claims landscape in the UK. The case went before the UK’s Supreme Court…
Spreading personal data to become a criminal offence in the Netherlands
DutchNews.nl reports: The Netherlands is to make ‘doxing’ – sharing personal details such as addresses and telephone numbers on the internet without permission – a criminal offence, justice minister Ferd Grapperhaus has told MPs in a briefing. The minister has drawn up draft legislation which will impose a maximum sentence of a year in prison…