Middle East Monitor reports: Morocco has filed a lawsuit against a Spanish journalist for his reporting of the Moroccan government and intelligence services using the advanced Israeli Pegasus spyware against him and others. According to the news agency, AFP, yesterday, Morocco submitted the lawsuit to a court in the Spanish capital, Madrid, against the journalist, Ignacio Cembrero,…
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European Data Protection Board Publishes Guidelines on Certification as a Tool for International Personal Data Transfers
Kristof Van Quathem, Dan Cooper, and Anna Oberschelp de Meneses of Covington and Burling write: On June 30, 2022, the European Data Protection Board published draft guidelines on certification as a tool for transfers. These guidelines complement the EDPB’s earlier guidelines on certification and identifying certification criteria. These guidelines and the guidelines on codes of conduct as tools…
Ontario hospital stands by COVID vaccine policy as fired staffers file lawsuits seeking $700K
Jennifer Bieman reports: Two former London Health Sciences Centre administration staffers who say they were fired last fall for refusing the COVID-19 vaccine are suing the hospital in separate wrongful dismissal lawsuits seeking a combined $700,000 in damages. Former LHSC employees Angela Simpson and Laura Goncalves have filed statements of claim in Ontario’s Superior Court…
Canada’s national police force admits use of spyware to hack phones
Maura Forrest reports: In a “remarkable” disclosure, Canada’s national police force has described for the first time how it uses spyware to infiltrate mobile devices and collect data, including by remotely turning on the camera and microphone of a suspect’s phone or laptop. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police says it only uses such tools in…