As published by the European Data Protection Board on April 17: Brussels, 17 April – During its latest plenary, the EDPB adopted an Opinion following an Art. 64(2) GDPR request by the Dutch, Norwegian & Hamburg Data Protection Authorities (DPA). The Opinion addresses the validity of consent to process personal data for the purposes of…
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Rounding up Five Recent CJEU Cases on GDPR Compensation
Kristof Van Quathem and Aleksander Aleksiev of Covington and Burling write: In recent months, the European Court of Justice (“CJEU”) issued five judgments providing some clarity on the scope of individuals’ rights to claim compensation for “material and non-material damage” under Article 82 of the GDPR. These rulings will inform companies’ exposure to compensation claims,…
Worldcoin will allow users to erase their biometric data
CryptoDNES reports: Worldcoin (WLD), the cryptocurrency initiative that pioneered an iris-scanning identification system to distinguish humans from bots online, is giving its users more control over their personal data. According to statement, published by Worldcoin, users now have the option to permanently erase their iris code – a digital representation of their unique iris texture that…
Head of Israeli cyber spy unit exposed … by his own privacy mistake
Brandon Vigliarolo reports: Protecting your privacy online is hard. So hard, in fact, that even a top Israeli spy who managed to stay incognito for 20 years has found himself exposed after one basic error. The spy is named Yossi Sariel allegedly heads Israel’s Unit 8200 – a team of crack infosec experts comparable to the USA’s…