Posti is the Finnish mail and package delivery service. The Finnish State exercises the shareholder’s decision-making power over it. On December 6, the European Data Protection Board announced a decision by the Finnish Supervisory Authority that imposed a monetary penalty of 2.4 million euros and a reprimand. As EDPB summarizes the case: The Finnish Supervisory…
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Vietnam National Assembly Approves Law on Personal Data Protection
Vietnam Briefing reports: On November 30, 2024, the Vietnam government approved the new Law on Personal Data Protection with a 94.15 percent majority. The law’s implementation date has been expedited to July 1, 2025, from the initially planned January 1, 2026. This legislation introduces stricter provisions than the existing Personal Data Protection Decree, aiming to establish…
Ca: Duncan nurse suspended after patient privacy breach
CHEK News reports: A Duncan nurse has been suspended from the job for eight months in relation to unauthorized access and disclosure of private patient information, according to the B.C. College of Nurses and Midwives. The college said in a post on its website that an inquiry committee panel approved a consent agreement with Lindsey Rints…
After Australia legislated a teen social media ban, it has to figure out how to enforce it
Byron Kaye and Alasdair Pal of Reuters report: Software testers hired by Australia’s government to determine how to enforce the world’s first national teen social media ban have worked on defence and election contracts but will use another experience to guide their study: wrangling their own children online. “We’re all parents of kids of various…