Avishai Grinzaig reports: An investigation headed by Deputy Attorney General Amit Marari has not found any evidence that Israel Police used Saifan, a weaker version of NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware to hack phones without court-issued warrants, as claimed in February by Israeli newspaper “Calcalist.” The enquiry did not find any evidence of any other use…
Category: Non-U.S.
USA offers foreign states access to 1.1 billion biometric “encounters” in return for reciprocal database access
Statewatch writes: The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is touting ‘Enhanced Border Security Agreements’, offering access to its vast biometric databanks in exchange for other states reciprocating. Reports suggest the UK is already participating, although there is no official confirmation of this. In the EU the proposals have caused a furore amongst privacy-minded MEPs….
India Delays Introduction of Data Protection Bill Before Parliament
Hunton Andrews Kurth writes: On July 24, 2022, the Financial Express published an article on Rajeev Chandrasekhar, the Indian Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology, noting that the introduction of the Indian Data Protection Bill (the “Bill”) before Parliament will be delayed by a few months. The Bill was expected to be tabled during the…
It’s good to TalkTalk, Part 2: negligence claims for data breaches
Eoin O’Dell writes: Two recent cases demonstrate two very different privacy issues arising out data breaches suffered by the telecommunications company TalkTalk in 2014 and 2015. Smith v TalkTalk Telecom Group plc [2022] EWHC 1311 (QB) (27 May 2022) concerned claims for damages for both breaches; whilst Sterritt v Telegraph Media Group Ltd [2022] NIQB 43 (09 June 2022) concerned the…