Amy Phipps reports: A pregnant nurse has accused a health trust of sweeping an information breach under the carpet, after her doctor ex-boyfriend accessed her medical records. Tanya Sunrise, 38, said she felt her privacy had been violated by the consultant at Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH) NHS Trust. Miss Sunrise has now moved her treatment…
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India’s ongoing outrage over Pegasus malware tells a bigger story about privacy law problems
Laura Dobberstein reports: NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware-for-governments keeps returning to the headlines thanks to revelations such as its use against Spain’s prime minister and senior British officials. But there’s one nation where outrage about Pegasus has been constant for nearly a year and shows little sign of abating: India. Read more at TheRegister.
COVID-19 patient sues Health P.E.I. for privacy breach at hospital
Brian Higgins reports: A man who says he was the first person on Prince Edward Island to be hospitalized for COVID-19 is suing Health P.E.I. for breach of privacy. According to a civil suit filed in P.E.I. Supreme Court, information about the man’s medical condition, including the fact that he is HIV-positive, was leaked by…
Ola Customer Sends Takedown Notice to Company For Publishing Telemetric Data on Social Media
News18 reports: A customer has sent a takedown notice to Ola Electric for publishing the electric two-scooter’s telemetry data on social media, after the e-scooter met with an accident in Guwahati, injuring the rider. Balwant Singh from Guwahati had tweeted on April 15 that his son had met with an accident “due to fault in…