From the U.K. Information Commissioner: The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has issued a reprimand to NHS Lanarkshire, following staff’s unauthorised use of WhatsApp to share patients’ personal data over the course of two years. Between April 2020 and April 2022, 26 staff at NHS Lanarkshire had access to a WhatsApp group where patient data was entered…
ICO statement on Meta
From the U.K. Information Commissioner’s Office: Stephen Almond, ICO Executive Director of Regulatory Risk, said: As a digital regulator, we pay close attention to how companies operate internationally and how people’s rights are respected. We’re aware of Meta’s plans to seek consent from users for behavioural advertising in the EU, to the exclusion of the…
Putin Outlaws Anonymity: Identity Verification For Online Services, VPN Bypass Advice a Crime
Andy Maxwell writes: […] Registering on Russian internet platforms using foreign email systems such as Gmail or Apple will soon be prohibited. That’s just a prelude to further restrictions coming into force in the weeks before Christmas 2023. No Anonymity, No Privacy Starting December, Russian online platforms will be required by law to verify the…
Facebook to unmask anonymous Dutch user accused of repeated defamatory posts
Ashley Belanger reports: Starting today, Facebook users may feel a little less safe posting anonymously. The Court of the Hague in The Netherlands ruled that Meta Ireland must unmask an anonymous user accused of defaming the claimant, a male Facebook user who allegedly manipulated and made secret recordings of women he dated. The anonymous Facebook user posted…