Anat Even-Chen, Ben Norman, and Karin Kashi of the Israeli law firm BarLaw write: The Israeli Privacy Protection Authority (PPA) recently published a document for public comments entitled, “Protecting Patients’ Privacy When Transferring Medical Information via Digital Devices and Undesignated Software.” This document presents the PPA’s position on the responsibility of healthcare service providers and…
Koch-funded group sues US state agency for installing ‘spyware’ on 1m Android devices
Jessica Lyons Hardcastle reports: The Massachusetts Department of Public Health conspired with Google to secretly install a COVID-19 tracing app onto more than 1 million Android users’ devices without their knowledge and without obtaining warrants, according to a class-action lawsuit filed this week by the New Civil Liberties Alliance. […] The Massachusetts app, according to…
The CNIL fines Discord €800,000 for non-compliance with the GDPR
Elizabeth George reports: While Playstation players are still waiting to be able to use Discord on PS5, the famous VoIP service has just had its suspenders lifted by the CNIL. Indeed, the National Commission for Computing and Freedoms announced this Thursday, November 17 that it had imposed a fine of €800,000 on Discord. In its official press…
EdTech: Surveillance Tracker
From Privacy International: Students shouldn’t have to trade their right to privacy in order to access their right to an education. The use of Education Technology (EdTech) has been expanding rapidly all over the world, accelerated by the Covid-19 pandemic. That expansion frequently hasn’t been accompanied by appropriate safeguards or responsible practices, from data protection…