Zack Whittaker reports: TechCrunch today launched a spyware lookup tool that allows anyone to check if their Android device was compromised by a fleet of consumer-grade spyware apps, including TheTruthSpy. The aim is to help victims check if their device was compromised and reclaim control of their device. It follows a months-long investigation by TechCrunch into the fleet of…
Commercial prospecting and rights of individuals: ACCOR fined 600,000 euros
From the English version site of the French data protection regulator, the CNIL: The CNIL and several other European data protection authorities have received complaints about difficulties encountered by individuals in exercising their rights with ACCOR, a French hotel group. The investigations carried out by the CNIL revealed that when an individual made a reservation…
Court Authorizes Service of John Doe Summons Seeking the Identities of U.S. Taxpayers Who Have Used SFOX Cryptocurrency Dealer
On Aug. 15, 2022, a federal court in the Central District of California entered an order authorizing the IRS to serve a John Doe summons on SFOX, a cryptocurrency prime dealer headquartered in Los Angeles, California, seeking information about U.S. taxpayers who conducted at least the equivalent of $20,000 in transactions in cryptocurrency between 2016…
WA Health sorry over monkeypox data breach
Michael Ramsey reports: Western Australia’s health department has apologised for accidentally leaking the personal details of passengers aboard a flight carrying a person infected with monkeypox. A woman who travelled on the flight from Doha last week said she received the document in an email from WA Health. It contained the personal information of 47…