The following is a news release from the Privacy Commissioner of Canada on October 6: Privacy authorities from across the country are calling on their respective governments to improve privacy legislation to protect young people and employees – groups that are significantly vulnerable, each in their own way to the growing influence of digital technologies….
Category: Non-U.S.
UK Information Commissioner issues preliminary enforcement notice against Snap
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has issued Snap, Inc and Snap Group Limited (Snap) with a preliminary enforcement notice over potential failure to properly assess the privacy risks posed by Snap’s generative AI chatbot ‘My AI’. The preliminary notice sets out the steps which the Commissioner may require, subject to Snap’s representations on the preliminary…
Russia Prepares RuStore VPN Ban After Declaring RuStore Installation Mandatory
Andy Maxwell writes: Russia has been tightening the noose on VPN services for years. Many non-compliant foreign companies exited Russia when faced with a choice; compromise your customers’ privacy, or else. Any that remained were required to submit to state regulation, cooperate fully with the authorities, while ensuring that a massive list of domains and…
Grindr Loses Bid to Topple Norwegian Data Watchdog’s Record Fine
Stephanie Bodoni reports: LGBTQ dating company Grindr Inc. lost a bid to overturn a record 65 million krone ($6.2 million) fine in Norway for unlawfully disclosing user data to advertisers without their consent. The Norwegian Data Protection Authority on Friday said its original fine was upheld on appeal. The case stems from a 2020 complaint by the…