Mark Young and Paul Maynard of Covington and Burling write: UKG) proposals for new, sector-specific cybersecurity rules continue to take shape. Following the announcement of a Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Bill and a consultation on the security of apps and app stores in the Queen’s Speech (which we briefly discuss here), the UKG issued a…
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AU: Sydney school’s use of fingerprint scanners in toilets an invasion of privacy, expert says
Mostafa Rachwani A Sydney high school’s decision to install fingerprint scanners at the entrance to toilets to track student movements and prevent vandalism has been criticised as “unreasonable and disproportionate” by a privacy expert. Moorebank high school moved to install the scanners in term three, with the school’s principal, Vally Grego, telling parents it was a measure…
Iranian authorities plan to use facial recognition to enforce new hijab law
Weronika Strzyżyńska reports: The Iranian government is planning to use facial recognition technology on public transport to identify women who are not complying with a strict new law on wearing the hijab, as the regime continues its increasingly punitive crackdown on women’s dress. The secretary of Iran’s Headquarters for Promoting Virtue and Preventing Vice, Mohammad…
Irish watchdog fines Instagram 405M euros in teen data case
AP reports: Irish regulators are slapping Instagram with a big fine after an investigation found the social media platform mishandled teenagers’ personal information in violation of strict European Union data privacy rules. Ireland’s Data Protection Commission said by email Monday that it made a final decision last week to fine the company 405 million euros…