GDPR Violation: ScribD acquires PII on 500 million users in a deal with LinkedIn https://thehftguy.com/2020/09/01/gdpr-violation-scribd-acquires-pii-on-500m-users-in-a-deal-with-linkedin/ Norway – Data Protection Authority fined Bergen 3 million NOK for privacy incident: https://www.datatilsynet.no/aktuelt/aktuelle-nyheter-2020/endeleg-vedtak-om-gebyr-til-bergen-kommune/ Hungary – Data Protection Authority fined publisher Mediarey Hungary Services 4.5 million forints for privacy incidents: https://edpb.europa.eu/news/national-news/2020/hungarian-dpa-fines-forbes_en CBP Bought ‘Unlimited’ Use of Vigilant Solutions Nationwide License…
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Privacy laws might prove to be a blessing in disguise for crypto
Vyara Savova writes: With government agencies getting more savvy at tracing blockchain transactions, laws like the EU’s GDPR may play a role. Anti-establishment and counter-government sentiments fuelled the early days of crypto. More than a decade later, crypto is slowly moving away from its wild-west early days and into a more organized system that traditional financial institutions are…
Article: A Duty of Loyalty for Privacy Law
To add to your must-read list: Richards, Neil M. and Hartzog, Woodrow, A Duty of Loyalty for Privacy Law (July 3, 2020). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract= Abstract Data privacy law fails to stop companies from engaging in self-serving, opportunistic behavior at the expense of those who trust them with their data. This is a problem. Modern…
Privacy news stories you may have missed
It’s been a busy week here, but thankfully, Joe Cadillic has done his usual wonderful job of compiling news stories on privacy and civil liberties. Here are a few links he has compiled for us all: World’s Largest Facial Recognition/Fingerprint Entry-Exit System to Be Launched at EU Land Borders: “The new shared Biometric Matching System…