Alfred Ng reports: The week of last Thanksgiving, Michael Larkin, a business owner in Hamilton, Ohio, picked up his phone and answered a call. It was the local police, and they wanted footage from Larkin’s front door camera. Larkin had a Ring video doorbell, one of the more than 10 million Americans with the Amazon-owned…
Edison Energia Hit With €4.9 Million Fine After a String of GDPR Breaches
Luke Irwin reports: Edison Energia has been given a €4.9 million fine after breaching several requirements of the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation). The infringements include: The failure to obtain free, specific, informed and documented consent to disclose personal data; Sending unsolicited promotional communications; and Failing to provide transparent information about data processing activities. The breaches…
Twitter again wants dismissal of class action over sale of contact information
John O’Brien reports: Twitter is again asking a San Francisco federal court to toss a class action lawsuit over the sale of its users’ information. Magistrate Judge Sallie Kim on Dec. 6 granted Twitter’s motion to dismiss Lauren Price’s lawsuit. The company argued Price knew what she was signing up for when she submitted her…
Patient claims and medical secrecy within the EU
Christian Di Mauro, Charles-Henri Caron, Margaux Renard, Valerie Datzer, and Elisa Rossi of Hogan Lovells write: In many health care contexts, the European Union (EU) provides a unified framework for standardization across Member States. However, this is not universally true. In the context of medical records, for example, the existing fragmented approach can have important ramifications for…