Executive Summary (Lex Mundi): On behalf of Lex Mundi, it’s a pleasure to present you with our Data Privacy Trends and Topics 2023 report. As businesses increase their use of data to drive commercial activity, jurisdictions across the globe are strengthening regulatory frameworks and increasing controls on the collection, use and storage of personal information….
Category: Non-U.S.
Au: Oops! Rotto Swim GPS tracking bungle kept tracking competitors for days after race was over
Andrew Porter & Kellie Balaam report: Rottnest Swim competitors were tracked for four days in real-time after leaving the water and returning home because organisers failed to turn off a GPS feature on a mobile app. The blunder was only discovered on Wednesday after Reddit users posted screenshots of the location of swimmers and support crews —…
German Digital Affairs Committee hearing heaps scorn on Chat Control
Thomas Claburn reports: Europe’s proposed “Chat Control” legislation to automatically scan chat, email, and instant message communications for child sexual exploitation material (CSEM) ran up against broad resistance at a meeting of the German Parliament’s (Bundestag) Digital Affairs Committee on Wednesday. By the Digital Affairs Committee’s own account, as algorithmically translated, “The plans, which include the…
Signal says it’ll shut down in UK if Online Safety Bill approved
Thomas Claburn reports: Encrypted chat service Signal says it will stop operating in the UK if the British government goes ahead with its Online Safety Bill. The Online Safety Bill contemplates bypassing encryption using device-side scanning to protect children from harmful material, and coincidentally breaking the security of end-to-end encryption at the same time. It’s currently being considered in…