Defendant convicted at trial of sending thousands of horrific messages to victims, lawyers, police, and prosecutors Seattle – A 33-year-old Seattle man previously employed as a privacy consultant was sentenced yesterday in U.S. District Court in Seattle to 9 years in prison for conspiracy to engage in cyberstalking, three counts of cyberstalking in violation of…
No room for privacy: How Airbnb fails to protect guests from hidden cameras
Isabelle Chapman, Majlie de Puy Kamp, and Audrey Ash report: It was another lawsuit brought by another victim whose fun-filled vacation turned into a voyeuristic nightmare: A woman was secretly recorded undressing at a rental property, her images stored on the computer of an alleged sexual predator accused of spying on unsuspecting renters for years….
Vinted fined 2.3 million euros for breaching European privacy law and will appeal
Sylvana Lijbaart reports: Vinted is violating several aspects of the European AVG privacy law, the State Data Protection Inspectorate ruled. An investigation was launched into the online marketplace after the regulator received complaints from several European countries. […] That investigation shows that Vinted does not sufficiently comply with users’ right to be forgotten. Vinted members…
Interim report on the revision of Japan’s Act on the Protection of Personal Information
Hiroto Imai and Mizue Kakiuchi of HoganLovells write: The PPC has released its interim report last month and it is inviting public comments until 30 July 2024. Given that this is only an interim report and includes items that may have a significant impact on businesses and individuals, it is expected to be revised based…