A particularly noteworthy press release from the Information Commissioner’s Office: The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) orders the credit reference agency Experian Limited to make fundamental changes to how it handles people’s personal data within its direct marketing services. The enforcement notice follows a two-year investigation by the ICO into how Experian, Equifax and TransUnion used personal…
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Other privacy news of note
Joe Cadillic has posted his weekly recap of interesting privacy and civil liberties news stories. Here’s a small selection: Europol game modeled after “Who Wants To Be A Millionaire” shows law enforcement how to spy on train passengers: https://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2020/10/14/new-game-trains-police-to-get-facebook-data-fast-when-a-terrorist-strikes/ Netherlands-Police across the country are using predictive policing: https://www.vice.com/en/article/5dpmdd/the-netherlands-is-becoming-a-predictive-policing-hot-spot France-Data Protection Authority country should avoid using Microsoft…
International Statement: End-To-End Encryption and Public Safety
October 11 – We, the undersigned, support strong encryption, which plays a crucial role in protecting personal data, privacy, intellectual property, trade secrets and cyber security. It also serves a vital purpose in repressive states to protect journalists, human rights defenders and other vulnerable people, as stated in the 2017 resolution of the UN Human…
Over 50 Privacy Professionals & Experts Oppose Prop. 24
Eric Goldman writes: The length and complexity of Proposition 24, the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), makes it challenging for ordinary citizens to evaluate the proposal. Thus, it’s helpful to hear how members of the privacy community feel about it. They are in the best position to understand and interpret it, and they may have…